I admire the grace with which you're able to contemplate your relationship with your dad, stunted as it was. If you're able to squeeze any more of that from some psychic gland, please send a few small bottles to me. :)
Thanks, Dave. It's taken me years of conscious effort to work on our relationship, but I began with the hope that it would eventually be easier for both of us than the strained existing ties from years ago. I also hoped that it would help his relationship with my siblings, since they were far more scarred than I was after the divorce, and that's getting much better, too. If he hadn't been loosening up at the same time as I was reaching out, it wouldn't have been remotely successful.
That said, it's still a careful interaction on my part, and I don't go jabbing him by asking questions that are very personal or sensitive unless he seems to be sharing that day. But, we almost talk like family now. :)
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That said, it's still a careful interaction on my part, and I don't go jabbing him by asking questions that are very personal or sensitive unless he seems to be sharing that day. But, we almost talk like family now. :)
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