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RE: Abuse is a Deal You Can't Sweeten
Never experienced something like this, but I know people who have. Families are really complicated. At some point in my life I wondered if I would be better off if my mom and my father hadn't split before I had use of reason, but experience has taught me that there's no use in asking oneself the what-ifs, and that "classic" families can be just as dysfunctional as mono-parental situations... Sometimes much worse than just "dysfunctional".
I have to say, I really love your writing.
Thank you so much fo the compliment. I think families are built on stable, unconditional love and that's what should be considered "classic." Because you are right--any type of family can be dysfunctional, especially one built on expectations rather than reality.