Do you think it’s worthwhile to argue with him rationally on the details, or that if you make him understand his reasons aren’t valid he’ll just mumble “no” like the rest of your family?
Arguing with my dad is profoundly unpleasant, and he is extremely stubborn. I may send him links to websites, especially if I need his cooperation to involve my sister because she’s 16, but I don’t anticipate a good result from continuing to engage him directly (at least if I’m the one doing it: our relationship history is such that the odds of me convincing him of anything he’s presently strongly against approach nil, and prolonged attempts to do so end in tears.)
Do you think it’s worthwhile to argue with him rationally on the details, or that if you make him understand his reasons aren’t valid he’ll just mumble “no” like the rest of your family?
Arguing with my dad is profoundly unpleasant, and he is extremely stubborn. I may send him links to websites, especially if I need his cooperation to involve my sister because she’s 16, but I don’t anticipate a good result from continuing to engage him directly (at least if I’m the one doing it: our relationship history is such that the odds of me convincing him of anything he’s presently strongly against approach nil, and prolonged attempts to do so end in tears.)