I told her that I don't mind being more like friends than mother and daughter, but there is a line that needs to be drawn when we talk about my father. He completely agreed and it's only been a week since then, but he hasn't spoken badly about my dad since then. I made sure to use all the participation skills mentioned in Human Skills. I made sure there were no distractions and that we were comfortable. I used my following skills by asking short questions and really relating to what he was saying. I made sure to avoid all obstacles and let her talk. Once he said something important I used reflection skills to understand and summarize what he was saying. I feel like this really helped our conversation because he knew I was really understanding and feeling what he was saying. In return, when I started talking, he let me express my opinion and everything I needed to say before trying to give advice. We then talked about some of our other issues, like why we sometimes don't get along, but we realized it's because we're so similar. Now we know each other's boundaries, so we will be able to avoid conflicts in the future. I feel like practicing these skills has been very helpful in helping me in the inevitable conversation with mine