And at the same time, if you’re a parent, why is it easier to talk to someone elses son or daughter instead of your own? While shopping, I came across the mother of someone I work with who lives in another apartment. She basically opened up about how she can’t speak about personal issues to her daughter, etc.
I was telling her about how friendly her daughter is at work, an update that she was promoted, etc, and the mother had no clue about all this stuff. It caught her off guard. At the same time, I felt I had great chemistry chatting with her compared to my own mother, who’s a senior and have a lot of emotional baggage with.