My teenage daughter has been lying about small things — where she's going, what she's doing — and when I confront her she says she lies because I don't trust her anyway, but I don't trust her because she lies, and we're stuck in this cycle that's making both of us miserable.
More people experience this than they realize.
Trust breakdowns can create self-reinforcing patterns where the response to broken trust generates more reasons for distrust.
“Where Are You with Trust — building and repairing?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.