Trying to Get Through to a Concrete Block
To put it mildly, it’s problematic. Despite their best attempts, the narrator is unable to establish a meaningful connection with their father. Their father is emotionally unavailable, never expressing his emotions or listening to his children’s thoughts and feelings. When you try to have a discussion with him, it’s as if you’re talking to a brick wall, which is frustrating
Finding common ground with someone who doesn’t participate in any way can be challenging. Especially when it is the parents we can’t communicate with, Parents are the biggest support system and the most essential components of the lives of the children, and if they behave like this, life can be very difficult to deal with.