My dad and I have been estranged for eight years after a huge fight, and now he's reaching out wanting to reconcile because my mom is sick. Part of me wants to rebuild our relationship but I'm also angry that it took a crisis for him to try, and I don't know if I can trust that his change is real.
More people experience this than they realize.
Impending loss has opened a door that pride and hurt have kept closed, but the conditions of reconciliation feel tainted by desperation.
“Where Are You with Agape — unconditional love across traditions?”
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