That poor guy sitting in the cafe with I assume his father? That’s such a hard thing to deal with. Having parents who aren’t aware enough to talk about that kind of stuff with. Especially as a man, I imagine, trying to talk to your father who grew up a certain way… about your mental and emotional struggles. Just to be dismissed and completely invalidated. So many of us in this generation deal with exactly that. A huge part of my healing journey, has been forgiveness and understanding, of my parents and their own personal journey. I realized and really came to terms with the fact that they had their own journey, their own collection of experience, with their own parents and so on, that has shaped them into the being that they are today. When I accepted this, it became easier to not take the hurtful words and dismissal, so deeply personally.
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22 Nov 18:33
That poor guy sitting in the cafe with I assume his father? That’s such a hard thing to deal with. Having parents who aren’t aware enough to talk about that kind of stuff with. Especially as a man, I imagine, trying to talk to your father who grew up a certain way… about your mental and emotional struggles. Just to be dismissed and completely invalidated. So many of us in this generation deal with exactly that. A huge part of my healing journey, has been forgiveness and understanding, of my parents and their own personal journey. I realized and really came to terms with the fact that they had their own journey, their own collection of experience, with their own parents and so on, that has shaped them into the being that they are today. When I accepted this, it became easier to not take the hurtful words and dismissal, so deeply personally.