Is it normal i'm going off my family?

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Okay, so I come from a pretty typical family. Mum and Dad have been married nearly 40 years, I am 35 male with 38 year old sister. She is married with kids, I have been married but now divorced, no kids of my own, but am engaged to girl with three kids of previous marriage. Growing up I felt loved, encouraged, supported but sister has arguably been a lot more professionally successful. It's not that I don't love my biological family but some of the things they do make me cringe/despair and I really don't feel part of their world. I don't even want to be. Am just happy with my own life, my new family mean much more to me than my "real" one. Trouble is I feel incredibly guilty about this sometimes and sometimes I just think " F*** 'em". They (bio family) just seem so pompous, worried about trivial stuff and I really don't feel as if they are being true to themselves. My new family I am insanely in love with. I would jump the bullet for them.

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  • ucipher8
    8 years ago

    We get to choose whom we love but not where we come from. It sounds like a wonderful thing that you have finally found. But they are still your (biological) family.

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  • Ellenna
    8 years ago

    This not only normal, but very common and you have nothing to feel guilty about. Just detach as much as possible and put your focus where you want it to be

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    You sound like a school kid trying to be everybody's bff. Relax and stop getting so worked up over the little things.

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