71 Quotes About Dysfunctional-family

I was never allowed to have any pets. Sometimes I think a puppy might have changed everything.

Though all the daughters eventually succeeded in escaping from their families, they felt, even at this time of the interview (while in their 20s and 30s) that they would never be safe with their fathers, and that they would have to defend themselves as long as their fathers lived.

Incest does not occur in a vacuum... Needless to say, incest is not a function of a healthy home. It is important to note that it is not known how much of the traumatic stress reaction or emotional disturbance is caused by the sexual act of incest and how much is caused by the unhealthy, emotionally deprived, neglect-filled home environment that fosters incestuous activity.

My sister only has one side of the story but she is sure that she knows the whole story because that is how the dysfunctional system works. We don’t question everyone or even consider that there may be another side to the story but instead automatically believe the one who has the most power in the relationship.

You do not have to come from healthy to create healthy.

i can't tell if my mother isterrified or in love withmy father it alllooks the samei flinch when you touch mei fear it is him

Here's an idea, how about you stop drinking? How about you go to rehab? Or you could just do us all a favor and die.

You don’t want to threaten me sis.

I’m an aid worker. I’ve been helping South Sudanese people who’ve returned to their villages after being displaced by the civil war prepare for the rainy season, which, by all accounts, is going to suck elephant dicks this year.