I hate to appear dense, but what is it you really want from them?
Do you want them to ask you about "it?"
Do you want to make sure you always avoid talking with them about "it," let alone initiate it?
Do you wish you'd HAD the "conversation" about it sometime in the past so that it was a taken-for-granted fact now?
Not denying that they already know (they probably do), how do you know that?
Parents are frequently loathe to initiate a conversation about such things because they feel it invades their adult child's privacy. Moreover, they mostly have a "he'll tell me when he's comfortable about it" attitude. There's nothing wrong with that, necessarily, unless no one ever wants to mention the 800 lb gorilla in the living room.
What is it about them that makes you so resistant to discussing this? It seems like no one is going to be happy around there until this is on the table and all the mystery removed. Is it that bad?
Do you want them to ask you about "it?"
Do you want to make sure you always avoid talking with them about "it," let alone initiate it?
Do you wish you'd HAD the "conversation" about it sometime in the past so that it was a taken-for-granted fact now?
Not denying that they already know (they probably do), how do you know that?
Parents are frequently loathe to initiate a conversation about such things because they feel it invades their adult child's privacy. Moreover, they mostly have a "he'll tell me when he's comfortable about it" attitude. There's nothing wrong with that, necessarily, unless no one ever wants to mention the 800 lb gorilla in the living room.
What is it about them that makes you so resistant to discussing this? It seems like no one is going to be happy around there until this is on the table and all the mystery removed. Is it that bad?
