N and I especially love all the normal family stuff – picnics, trips to the zoo, dinners, badminton games, and barbecues – because we didn’t have any of it growing up. I mean, we had the barbecues and stuff, obviously, but none of it was happy. In his case, such events usually led to violence. In mine, there was no violence but anger, humiliation, and nastiness. N and I never thought we’d get a chance to enjoy what family life has to offer.
We exist in a state of being shocked and humbled by our extreme good fortune in experiencing a normal family life.
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Congratulations!!! How wonderful that you met and built a new life. Only very intelligent people can turn around a dysfunctional childhood. Having a spouse that is safe harbor and rock is a must. I’ve seen it in my family.
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