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E893 Ask Nick - How Do I Connect With My Son?

2025/3/3
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Megan: 我面临一个难题:我的丈夫的祖父是一个坚定的阴谋论者,我担心他会在我姐姐的婚礼上制造混乱。尽管我们尝试过沟通,但他已经深陷其中无法自拔,这让我非常担忧婚礼的顺利进行。我试图寻求建议,是否应该取消他的邀请,以避免婚礼现场出现不必要的冲突和尴尬。 我丈夫的祖父在过去几年里沉迷于各种极端的政治阴谋论,包括关于儿童贩卖和好莱坞名流的荒谬说法。他的行为已经严重影响到家庭关系,甚至导致家人之间发生激烈的争吵。我们尝试过与他沟通,但收效甚微。在过去的圣诞节,他的言行更是令人震惊,他声称自己是一个转世的外星人,并宣扬各种极端的阴谋论。这让我和我的家人非常苦恼,我们不知道该如何处理这种情况。 我们非常纠结,一方面不想让我的姐姐在婚礼上留下遗憾,另一方面又担心他的行为会破坏婚礼的氛围。我们希望能够找到一个平衡点,既能尊重家庭成员,又能确保婚礼的顺利进行。 Rachel: 我和我的男朋友在性生活方面存在很大的差异,这导致了我们之间许多情感上的冲突。由于我服用的抗抑郁药影响了我的性欲,导致我对性生活提不起兴趣。尽管我向他解释了我的情况,并表示会寻求医生的帮助,但他却表现得冷漠和疏离,这让我感到非常受伤。 他多次表示自己更注重性方面的满足,而忽略了我的情感需求。他甚至在我试图与他沟通时,表现出不耐烦和回避的态度。这让我感到非常沮丧和无助,我不知道该如何修复我们之间破裂的情感连接。 我尝试过与他沟通,表达我的情感需求,但他总是将问题归咎于我的心理健康问题,这让我感到非常委屈和不被理解。我担心我们的关系会因为性生活问题而破裂,我希望能找到解决方法,修复我们之间的情感连接。 Sarah: 我和我的继子关系紧张,这让我感到非常苦恼。由于他不是我的亲生儿子,我与他之间缺乏早期的亲子关系,这使得我很难与他建立深厚的联系。此外,我与他性格迥异,这进一步加剧了我们之间的隔阂。 他目前正经历着适应新家庭和交友的困境,并且表现出一些不良的应对行为,例如沉迷于毒品。我试图帮助他,鼓励他寻求专业的心理咨询,但他却表现出极大的抗拒,这让我感到非常无助。 我努力尝试与他沟通,理解他的困境,并提供支持和帮助,但他不愿意承认自己存在问题,也不愿意积极改变。这让我感到非常沮丧,我不知道该如何帮助他走出困境。

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The caller is concerned about her husband's grandfather, a conspiracy theorist, potentially disrupting her sister's wedding. The discussion explores the grandfather's extreme beliefs, the family's attempts to reason with him, and strategies to mitigate potential disruptions at the wedding, including the possibility of uninviting him.
  • The grandfather's extreme conspiracy theories include alien involvement and child trafficking.
  • The family has tried to reason with him, but he is unresponsive.
  • Options discussed include uninviting the grandfather, preparing for a potential scene, and informing key wedding personnel.

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Welcome back to another episode of The Viall Files: Ask Nick Edition!  Our first caller is afraid a conspiracy theorist is going to ruin her sister's wedding. Our second caller wants her boyfriend to care about her feelings. And, our third caller is struggling to connect with her teenage son.  “Has your boyfriend ever experienced whiskey d*ck?." Listen to Humble Brag with Cynthia Bailey and Crystal Kung Minkoff every Monday starting October 21st! Available wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube:

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