
Family Issues Support Group
Family issues is a huge range that go from minor conflict to major misbehaviour and even abuse on the part of individual members of the family occur. Whether you feel you are in a dysfunctional family or you're dealing with a very specific issue, this is the place to talk about it and find others who might be going through the same thing.

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Does anyone ever wonder if they were really adopted?? I'm not kidding. I'm the youngest of 4 siblings. I will always be the baby of the family no matter how old I get and therefore, nothing I say or do with my life is ever as good or wise or valid as what the others have done. I find that interesting because I'm the only one who went to university, didn't get pregnant at 18, had a career and her own house by 23 and have been trying my damndest to stay out of trouble and be self reliant my whole life! They are all overbearing, opinionated, rude and cruel at times. I try to avoid conflict as much as possible. I trust people and want to be friends with everyone but they have a collective opinion that no one, especially strangers, should be trusted or really be-friended. Their phylosophy is that the more people know about you, the more they will use that information against you! I feel like I don't even belong to this family and yet I know I am because I at least look like them. Anyone else experience this?
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I am the one who went to college, who is married to the father of my children, owns a house, provides for myself (with my husband), etc.
I have a cousin-in-law who is one of 7 and the only one raising his daughter with his wife and without a rap sheet!
I don't know about you, but I honestly take pride in being the odd ball!
But I so hear ya on this. Just keep on being yourself, 'cause it's hard trying to be someone else just to keep your family happy! Take care.