Is it normal to like an artist more than your family?

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Long story short, my family is very distant, very unemotional. Rarely did I feel loved in my life. When I was a kid I became near obsessed with this artist, but soon they died. I was and still am so disturbed. I was 6, that was about 2 decades ago and I can't get over it, in fact it seems worse. Is this normal? I feel a bit pathetic, because I grieve much more for the artist, than for anyone in my family who has died, including people who were close to me. Also whenever someone famous dies, I go through the same thing, though much less intensely. I can't help if an artist made me happier than my family ever did or ever will. But I feel bad about it and I also feel silly. Am I normal in any way?

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Based on 12 votes (7 yes)
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  • linchpin
    9 years ago

    I feel the same way about my drycleaner

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  • zoffix
    9 years ago

    Yeah, normal. Family is overrated. My family is full of assholes. I'd care more about a non-asshole stranger than about them. So, carrying about an artist you like is perfectly understandable to me.

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