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When adult children want deeper connection with emotionally distant parents

My dad and I have never talked about anything real, and now that he's getting older I feel this urgency to bridge the gap between us, but every conversation stays on the surface. We both seem to want something more but neither of us knows how to get there from here.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The longing for closeness can coexist with the terror of vulnerability, leaving both people stranded in the space between.

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