‘I’m dealing with this right now, it’s really hard for me, I don’t know what to do,’ the only thing that they could seem to think about was how to convert me back to their way of thinking: ‘Well, you’re wrong, because we already know the answer.’ Nobody was like, ‘Okay, let’s just talk through this. It’s your life, and whatever you decide we’ll still care about you.’ The only thing they cared about in the conversation was giving me ‘the answer’ and making sure that they got me back on ‘the right path.’ Treating the whole thing like a debate instead of a conversation.
