Dear Kadidja:

You tried to explain yourself to your father many times, didn’t you? You told him how you feel and what you think but he didn’t consider your thoughts and feelings. Is it correct?

You tried many times over years. I would say that him understanding you is a lost cause, wouldn’t you say? If so, trying to please him will not work, just as it hasn’t worked so far. Trying to meet his expectations does not work. So, stop trying.

And so, it is time to stop fighting with him, and time to plan your independent living, away from him.

I understand you don’t have the money to move away right now. So it is time to plan on how to get the money so to move away.

anita