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When family arguments become proxies for deeper unresolved issues

My dad and I have been having the same argument about politics for years and we both know it's really about deeper things — how we see the world, what we value, maybe even how he raised me — but we can't seem to get underneath the surface stuff to talk about what's actually happening between us.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sometimes we fight about everything except what we're actually fighting about, and the real conversation waits beneath years of practiced positions.

Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.