John Cooper's Relationship With His Father

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Children don’t always see the bigger picture, but rather look at the here and now. This can cause problems between parents and their children. Especially if you think about boys, who are occasionally known to be a little emotionally distant, and their relationships with their parents. On top of that, every relationship takes time to evolve into a strong one. Well, this was the case for John Cooper Kronenberger and his mother. While interviewing John, who goes by Cooper, I noticed he mentioned his mother numerous times. So, I asked him if they had a solid relationship and received the answer yes. With further questioning it was surprising to find out that this was not always the case. They actually started becoming closer when Cooper was halfway finished with high school. Before that, he said “We didn’t really get along because of my immaturity and the fact that there were countless changes happening throughout my life that I was trying to get used to.” Cooper …show more content…

His stepfather would be kind to him and take him places, but he could also be a little off putting. Furthermore, once Cooper found out that he was being abusive towards his mother Cooper started to loathe him. Cooper then became infuriated with his mother for not leaving his stepdad causing them to have an even rockier relationship. At this point in time he said he remembered “feeling alone” and as a result “becoming more distant towards my mom”. Finally, when Cooper’s mother broke things off with his stepfather and they moved out of the house and into an apartment together their relationship began to improve. Although with Cooper starting high school and becoming more independent and his mother always busy with work there was never a time where they could connect. Also like a typical teenage boy he kept getting into trouble. As a result, the two frequently argued, but as Cooper grew older he became more mature and it

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