1. How do you know I don’t know them?
2. Even if I don’t know them, I still care enough about them to give them the best advice I can, even if they may find it unpleasant and be nervous about acting on it.
TAOM: It is not healthy to be uncomfortable hugging your parents or saying I love you. It is important to recognize when something is not healthy, face up to it, and fix it, and therapy can help with that.