Family relationships are rarely simple, especially as children grow into adults and old roles begin to shift. Distance, disagreement, different memories and mixed feelings can all feel uncomfortable, but they are not automatically signs that something is broken. Often, they reflect the ordinary complexity of people growing, changing and learning how to relate to one another in new ways.
The Relationship You Can Actually Have
We have been sold the idea that every relationship can be transformed if we just try hard enough, communicate clearly enough, stay calm enough. I want to offer you something more honest than that.