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Sometimes I worry that you actually think your upbringing was even remotely consistent with the average child in your day.
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t was pretty consistant. For all parts it must have worked. I have a sister who's one of the top research hemotologists on the planet. A sister who practices human rights law, another sister whos been with the O+G company where she started her first job for 30 years in a senior position, and I've had my successes.
None of us are deep in debt, have had major run ins with the law, and have handled all manner of adversity.
My parents weren't warm and fuzzy, problem solvers on first request. And absolutely there were relationship problems with my folks that I've talked about in the past, but that was just as much about my imaturity as my dads inability to be a truly warm buddy buddy dad due to his upbringing.
But based on what's happened in my and my sisters lives, I wouldn't trade my upbringing with the overly lets be best friends with our kids and not hold them to account parents that I know of now who's kids frankly are codenpendant messes.
Plus I'm not a serial killer so good on team mom and dad.