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[quote=Anonymous]I have some family members, siblings, I am very distant from. I don't think it's "normal" at all -- it's quite clearly a way of us all coping with a difficult upbringing that we all went through. But there's also some personality involved, as none of us are really super extroverted types. I am also going through some personal difficulties now, and that makes me pull away from others. My sister and I have talked about staying closer, but we don't really do it. When I do spend time to her there's just a rush of negativity (our common way of discussing our shared past) that makes it really difficult. I think we'd have to rebuild our relationship just based on more normal, every-day things. I hope to do so one day! Also we had a pretty bad model of family closeness. My dad literally NEVER called me once I left for college. I would go months and months without talking to him, from the time I was 18 on. I think it's been 2 years now since I talked to him. [/quote]
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