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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a weird thread.  My father was raised by a single mom after being abandoned by his father, and my mother's parents kicked her out of the house for dating out of her religion (my father).  They were both completely alone for most of my childhood.  Where are people getting this idea that the past was a utopia?[/quote]

OP here. I can't speak for others but I was not saying the past was utopia. The opposite-- huge dysfunction in both our families -- abuse, addiction, major trauma (like PTSD from the war or seeing your relatives killed in bombings type of trauma). And I don't think my parents have necessarily great or functional relationships with their siblings -- I have several aunts and uncles I absolutely think if as toxic and I know my parents struggle with them. Bit the are still in contact anyway.

Meanwhile my sister and I have never even really had much conflict and I think we're both okay people -- imperfect, similar in a lot of ways, not destined to be best friends but she's my only sister. And I think if I didn't call her periodically, I'd never speak to her again. Her issues are more with others in our family -- our parents and my older brother especially, she's cut them all off completely. But it's like in cutting them off she's decided not to care for any family relationships at all. She approaches her relationship with me and our mom (the only two people she still talks to) passively. Does not reach out but will respond to calls texts and will see us if we arrange it and provide the time and venue.[/quote]

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