How Your Relationships Suffer If Your Parents Fought A Lot
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Julia Austin
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The important thing is you’re you, not them
“Recognize that your relationship does not have to be your parents’’” says Andre. “Say ‘I am not my parents.’ That can be an affirmation. ‘My relationship does not have to look like my parents’ relationship. I can disengage.’ Be able to create that healthy boundary for yourself. If you’re able to express yourself and have that conversation with them, absolutely go for it. But if not, if that’s not an option for you, it’s important to recognize ‘What is it about my parents’ interaction that is triggering for me? Am I able to differentiate between my relationship and theirs?’”
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