My teenage daughter and I used to walk the dog together and have our best conversations but now she stays inside and I walk alone. When I ask if she wants to come she says yes to be nice but scrolls her phone the whole time and we both know it's not the same.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're trying to preserve a ritual of connection that has naturally outgrown its form, but haven't found a new way to walk together.
“Where Are You with Walking — a philosophy of?”
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