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[quote=Anonymous]I have a large family (five adult kids, all have families of our own) and we all live in the same small town. There is some real dysfunction in the family, and my parents are pretty unpleasant to be around, but everyone seems committed to maintaining this "we're a great family" facade. Things are not so bad that I would go low contact or no contact at this point, but I find it really hard to be around and it stresses me out. The family has Sunday night meals at my parents' house, which most of us do not enjoy, but go along with. I probably make up excuses at least half the time (which puts me on the "shit list" but I'm learning not to care as much out that), but I still dread the Sunday nights we're over there.

Without going into details of the specific dysfunction and things that make it unpleasant (almost seems beside the point), does anyone have tips for navigating this? Ways to enjoy all the kids and the family members who are pleasant without feeling dragged down by the negative aspects and interactions? Ways to spend less time together but maintain positive relationships? Ways to ... just deal? [/quote]

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