Relationships evolve over time from "summary" of Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
As a child, my relationship with my father seemed fixed, immutable. He was a distant figure, engrossed in his own pursuits, while I longed for his attention and approval. Our interactions were stilted, strained, our connection fraught with unspoken tensions. I yearned for a deeper connection with him, but he remained aloof, unreachable. As I grew older, our relationship began to shift, slowly, imperceptibly. I started to see my father not just as a distant authority figure, but as a complex, flawed human being. I began to understand the complexities of his own struggles, his own desires, his own fears. Our conversations became more nuanced, more open, more honest. We started to connect on a deeper level, sharing our thoughts, our feelings, our vulnerabi...
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