#father-son-dynamics

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Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

There's a certain type of son who loves his father deeply but cannot sit in a room alone with him for more than twenty minutes - not because there's anything wrong, but because neither of them was ever taught what men say to each other when nothing needs fixing - Silicon Canals

Conversations with my father are limited to about twenty minutes before silence ensues, highlighting a structural communication barrier.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

I'm 66 and my two sons live twenty minutes away and I haven't seen either of them in six weeks - and the thing I can't explain to anyone is that the distance isn't geographic, it's that they've become polite with me, and polite is the furthest thing from close - Silicon Canals

Nobody tells you this can happen. They warn you about teenage rebellion, about empty nest syndrome, about your kids moving across the country. But nobody warns you that your kids can live in the same town and still feel a thousand miles away. The worst part? I did this. Not on purpose, not all at once, but slowly, over years of being the kind of father I thought I was supposed to be.
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Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Sovereign review Nick Offerman v Dennis Quaid in rage-fuelled anti-government crime drama

Sovereign is a chilly drama about a charismatic sovereign-citizen father radicalizing his son, exploring desperation, nihilism, and strained father-son dynamics.
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