Parental Calmness – How Emotional Regulation in Fathers Is Often Misread as Distance
For many years, I believed my father was emotionally distant. He rarely raised his voice. He did not react dramatically during arguments. When tension filled the room, he remained steady, almost quiet to the point of invisibility. As a child, I interpreted that calmness as indifference. My mother expressed emotion loudly. When she was upset, … Read more