I love TV shows that show the struggle of communication between parents and their adult children. You see the love-hate emotions of life. I am always hoping for the magic moment where they figure out how to say I love you. We hurt each other yes...but I love you and that's ok.
I tried conversing with my mom recently. The end result was that I said we all love each other, we all get hurt. But we need to be ok with that. I get hurt, but I know they do too. That's family, right?
You may get to pick your friends in life...and I for one am glad I get to pick my friends...but the people who are there always, that's supposed to be family. I hope and pray that will always mean something to my kids. I know it means something to me, even when it's someone I barely know. I feel connected when it's family. I hope my kids will too.
1 comment:
Is there a relationship with more potential to be fraught with conflict and hurt feelings than parent/child (apart from maybe husband/wife)?
My thought about relationships lately (parent/child being one of them) has been that maintaining one is a matter of balancing needs, and every need that one person has comes up against the needs that the other person has. I know that's not real insightful, but I've been looking at conflict in the terms of mutual threats to unmet needs, and it's been a different perspective for me.
Post a Comment