My dad and I have been trying to repair our relationship after years of distance, and we're both making an effort but we keep falling into these old patterns where he gives advice I don't want and I shut down, and neither of us knows how to break the cycle.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people reaching toward each other keep finding their hands shaped by all the old ways of missing each other.
“Where Are You with Family Claims on Love and Partnership?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.