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Originally Posted by athena.agathon
Family loyalty, interdependence and rootedness have always been ingrained in me.
I think that A. thinks all of this is enmeshment, and that it is pathological, but I think he might be taking that a little too far.
I'm trying to tow the line between establishing healthy boundaries and protecting myself, and keeping my responsibilities to my family and my identity.
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Very interesting topic. I'm from Michigan and have lived in Kentucky for 18 years. I really like this family loyalty and interdependence that I see, until I see it holding people back. (So basically if all is well in the family it is good. If all is not well then it doesn't work out so nicely.) People in Kentucky are good natured and very nice and willing to help. Qualities that I didn't see a lot in Michigan so it was really refreshing.
Good luck to you in working this out.