Adolescents and young men in the phase of emerging adulthood need their parents’ permission, particularly their fathers’, to support or “sponsor” their strivings — especially their creative strivings. At the same time, the young person needs to retain a positive relationship with the father. In this TV series, the father seems oblivious to his effect on his children. In contrast, the son’s conflict is palpable. He wants to maintain a relationship with his father, despite the father’s repudiation of the value of the son’s desires.
When Fathers Undermine Their Sons | Psychology Today
