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Call Her Daddy · September 13, 2026 · 01:00:00

How to Stop Resenting Your Parents

Alex Cooper discusses the tension between loving your parents and resenting them for childhood wounds. She explores why we cling to hope they'll change, how disappointment can trigger old dynamics, and offers strategies like lowering expectations, setting boundaries, and radical acceptance to protect your peace without excusing their actions.

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Childhood Wounds Shape Adult Lives
Alex explains that the hurts experienced during childhood often continue to influence our behaviors, reactions, and relationships well into adulthood.
The Hope That Parents Will Change
Alex discusses the common desire for parents to become the people we wish they were, and the disappointment when they don't change.

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