Hello Trevor – most people have some sort of resentment toward their parents, it’s one of those almost inevitable trials of life. If you don’t mind my saying, you seem to be a little preoccupied with how you ‘appear’. Perhaps you need to stop caring what other people think, including your parents – and just be yourself, whatever that is. Forgive yourself for having conditioning – we all do. We are all shaped by our parents and upbringing. Whether we go along with it or reject it – we are all reacting to it somehow and mostly in subconscious ways. You seem to be fighting yourself, not your parents. Maybe you just need to accept yourself as you are and then work on overcoming any hang-ups with an understanding partner.
Lucy
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