Strained relationship
His relationship with his son started to fray under the weight of his doubts. ‘Why don’t you play with your sister?
‘ he’d ask, frustration creeping into his voice. ‘I told you, that’s not my sister,’ the boy would reply, his eyes filled with certainty.
Their conversations became terse, and his son’s determination only deepened his internal conflict. They were drifting apart, and the father’s heart ached with the growing distance.