Our family relationship must be cultivated like a garden, time, effort and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep it growing and flourishing

Letting go the old habits (you grew up cultivating those) and acquiring new set of behaviours is one of the most challenging things one has to go through to create the new identity. It needs strong commitment, support and guidance to evolve through the process.

https://familylife7day.wordpress.com/2020/04/10/cube-of-parenting-isnt-it-obvious