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Hayfmr Its been a while since I read the book but yes I did get something out of them. I thought we had all adjusted well and were doing fine. Till I brought someone new into my life and introduced them to her. They have finally agreed that's it ok for me to date but absolutely not to get remarried.
Wow Ladybird I cant imagine the hurt.
The family, such as it was, was/is still the family.
That's complicated! As I am sure you are aware.
Even when a family is dysfunctional even when it's best for all for someone to move out, move along, even with the drinking and the arguing, it's still a family. That family is broken and you get to take some responsibility for that, right, wrong, wrong, right, doesn't matter. You spend time building a family and then you break it.
That's how it is. As children get older I think it tends to get better simply because they have more life experience and can see a parent's view better.