Kreed RevereDoes understanding where a belief came from help us examine it? Or does its familiarity become the reason we keep expecting our adult children to accommodate it?
Kreed RevereI reflect on what reconciliation and listening to other families have added to my understanding. One practical question follows from that reflection: how does a useful idea become part of the way you respond during estrangement or after reconnection?
Kreed RevereAs The Estranged Heart approaches the end of its fifth year, I've been reflecting on how my understanding of my own history has changed. The October 18 episode, A Different View, Part Two, considers the family expectations.
Kreed RevereFamilies teach expectations through repeated interactions. A child may learn that disagreeing leads to an argument, that needing help disappoints people, or that being useful secures their place. Those lessons can follow a person into adulthood.
