A parent may be gone or grown old, but the argument continues in your head. You’re still trying to win something from someone who can’t give it now.
“What would you have me know about the argument I’m still having with my parent?”
Some additional insights around this question:
- What are you still trying to get them to understand?
- What would you have to accept to stop needing it from them?
- What can you give yourself that you kept waiting for from them?
