Most couples seeking a surrogate arrangement do so after painful confrontation with their own infertility.

Consequently, Rick is forced into a painful confrontation with his mentally ill father, an experience for which Michelle apologizes.

As the three members of the family come together, it turns into a day of painful confrontations.

His mind returned once and again to the painful confrontation with ; Quentin that morning.

It wasn't an entirely cheerful sound, because she truly wasn't looking forward to what she expected to be a painful confrontation.

"The best scenario is for Lott to come to the obvious conclusion himself and avoid a painful confrontation."

He owed Carter that much, even if the result was a painful confrontation.

Rachel had managed to avoid such painful and frightening confrontations by staying out of her father's sight as much as possible and never crossing him openly.

When he's tracked down 17 years later, painful confrontations ensue.

This is a very German story - of reinvented personalities and painful confrontation.