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How to connect through playful provocation

My teenager rolls their eyes at everything I say and I started making increasingly ridiculous dad jokes just to see if I can crack their armor.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Desperate attempts to bridge generational distance through humor reveal the profound longing for authentic connection beneath surface irritation.

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