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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Me too except 3 of my siblings have substance abuse problems, one is dead from an overdose and the other is in jail.

So ... there is the other issue that most kids don't really survive that sort of environment.[/quote]

Similar story here (no jail).  My bet is about 50/50, a little higher than your estimation.  Because some people want to be better than their parents - given this kind of situation.  Then, there are those that will never be good enough, so they give up.  Not to sound trite or dismissive, because there is much more to this type of environment. Thanks for sharing, OP.

Does anoye know about this, in your day to day life?  I am curious, because no one knows about mine.  [/quote]
OP here (not PP). No one in my life apart from my siblings and my parents has any real idea.  My spouse knows a bit, but only enough to think that my parents are run of the mill jerks. I have never let my spouse meet them because they know an easy target when they see one and would target my spouse.[/quote]

I thought I could walk away from my past.  I've always been the sane one and the survivor.  But for me, even though I'm much more successful than anyone ever thought I would be, my problems with trust and emotional intimacy are a big factor that led to the end of my marriage.  Maybe it's easier for men because there is more of a cultural model for being a man who is emotionally distant?  Which is the long way of saying that even when you think you've walked away from your past, it can come back and bite you in the ass.[/quote]

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