我开始发觉有时候他的话确实有道理，但总是从我的角度出发来讲问题而不考虑自己的需要或者情感，而我却在这个争吵的过程中贬低了自己。

I recognized that sometimes he really did have a point, and that insisting on getting my own way all the time, without regard to his feelings or needs, I was in some way diminishing myself.

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父亲又在这个时候生病了，所以母亲不得不考虑重归工作，这无疑是雪上加霜。

Father's illness at that time made matters worse and the mother had to plan to return to work.

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