I said almost, didn't I?
It's a bit of a cliche for children of a certain age to say that their parents don't understand them when, in fact, they understand them perfectly well, but my father has admitted to me that he doesn't understand my feelings and behavior, so I'm not going to him for advice on how to live my life.
he doesn't understand my feelings and behavior, so I'm not going to him for advice on how to live my life.
And you expect complete strangers to do better? I'm not sure that's rational.
Conversely, if you've adequately constrained the problem for us, surely you can adequately constrain it for him?
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