The conversation was cut short by Reagan's dad walking into the kitchen. "Hey, what's going on here?" he asked, noticing the tension.

As they stood in the kitchen, facing off, Reagan felt a surge of emotion. "You never support me, Karen. You always have to criticize everything I do. It's like you're trying to make my life harder on purpose," Reagan's voice trembled with anger and frustration.

As she walked through the cool evening air, she realized that maybe it was time to address these issues more directly, to find a way to communicate with Karen that didn't involve them ending up upset.