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Dec 04, 2011, 11:22 AM
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Member Since: Nov 2002
Location: Mid World
Posts: 18,120
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Quote:
Originally Posted by insanity500
Hey guys I have a super important question that I would love to get your opinions on.... How special or important is family to you and why????
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My answer to this question would have been different at different times in my life. At this stage I have no family. My parents, brother, grandparents, aunts and uncles are all dead. I have some living cousins who live half a continent away that I have no contact with.
When my mom was alive she was not only my mom she was my best friend. There were times I was angry with her for not protecting me from my father's abuse, but I loved her inspite of the anger. She was the person I turned to when I needed help.
I was 15 when my brother died. Until then he was my rock. I never understood why my friends fought with their siblings my brother and I were so close. We kept each other safe from the lunacy in the house.
I had a complex relationship with my father. He was an abusive alcoholic. I grew up being told I had to love him because he was my father. At the same time I had deep seated negative feelings about him because of the abuse. I don't know if I ever loved hiom, but I had feelings for him.
sorry for the long answer... 
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