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How fathers and adult children navigate grief and emotional intimacy

My dad and I have never been able to talk about emotions but he's been reaching out more since mom died six months ago and I want to be there for him but every conversation feels stilted and awkward and I'm afraid we're missing each other when we both really need connection.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sometimes the people who need each other most are the least equipped to reach each other across old patterns of distance.

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