Just a thought.
I have been noticing recently that I feel further and further away from my family as time goes on. But it isn't a negative thing. What I have come to realize is that I'm not actually further away from my family. On the contrary, I am closer because I am open with them about who I have grown to be since I moved away so many years ago. What I am further away from, in fact, is that inadequate feeling you have when you seek someone's approval by pretending to be someone else.