When I was 19 years old, I cut ties with my father.
I had a difficult, painful childhood, and I needed distance from him in order to heal.
When I was 29 years old, I learned he had received a terminal diagnosis, and I had to confront the relationship I’d tried to leave behind.
I reached out to my friends and boyfriend for support, searching for a way to work through these complicated feelings.
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I’d, Frøydis Fossli Moe
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London