Wow, is that ever true. There was no estrangement in my family, so I was unfamiliar with it until I left home and met other adults. Then I learned how common it is.
My spouse's family: much estrangement, but all his family members' issues, behaviors, personalities, and histories are indeed inextricable.
"Estranged is not the same thing as extricated."
Wow, is that ever true. There was no estrangement in my family, so I was unfamiliar with it until I left home and met other adults. Then I learned how common it is.
My spouse's family: much estrangement, but all his family members' issues, behaviors, personalities, and histories are indeed inextricable.
It's freeing to admit it, I think. A lesson in acceptance I guess.