I just wanted to ask is having a family that is dysfunctional something to give up on. I hate not having a family. I feel awful my kids don't feel close to my family. It has become a battleground trying to be with one another. However, I want us all to seek help from couseling. I don't believe it is hopeless. I hate not having family. So many of the people I know and love have families. It is so embarrassing to be the only one without. I also wouldn't want to barge in on theirs to feel like I have family. It doesn't seem right.