A parent wants to move past family problems and start fresh with Rose and new kids, but their older daughter, who felt neglected, can't just let it go. The speaker says the 14-year-old, 12-year-old, and 5-year-old never felt loved or present from their father. Rebuilding means acknowledging what actually happened first.
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I already know how you feel about this moment. I'm looking at you. I can see that there's a bit of disappointment here because of the things that happened. Yeah, I'm tight right now. I'm not even gonna lie to you. Yeah, I know, I know. What I think needs to happen is that I understand, I do understand your desire to let go of the past and to move forward. But unfortunately, one of the things that I try to teach people on this path is that it's not so easy to let go of the past for children especially. Because though you have made strides, you've started a new family with Rose, you have these new kids, she's still been alone. The 14, the 12-year-old, the 5-year-old kid that was by herself has still never felt like she's had the love from her father. Has still never been there. On top of that, there's been situations that are her truth that have never been acknowledged and have never been discussed. And if you say, I really wanna build a relationship, you have to acknowledge her truth.