Is it normal to think your family is not a family

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Ok recently i have been asking myself this question because i have looked at my family and realized that their not. a family cares for each other. a family looks out for each other. a family pays attention to each other. my dad is the closest to a family member that is actually blood related. my dad is more of a client for a house cleaning service and i cant quit the job. my mom is just there. she spends all her time on her computer. i would say that she keeps contact with others to a minimum but then theres my brother. my brother is anti-social. i rarely ever see him.they are not my family.

My friends are my family. the people i talk to online are my family. the people on this site are my family. they care for me. they listen to me. they respect me. they don't take me for granted. their there when i need them. i can't live my life with out them. i have a big (blood) family but i have a bigger (real) family.

is it normal to think like this?

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  • zchristian
    13 years ago

    no family is the same as a other some are even worse

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  • soccer2
    13 years ago

    I think it would be normal in ur situation. But I don't think it's normal for a family to act this way. I'm sure they love u, but a lot of ppl have trouble expressing this. Also it could just be that they r so involved in their own stuff to pay much attention. In which case I'm sorry. It doesn't sound like they r mean to u directly or anything though. Maybe u could talk to them. Or maybe organize some stuff to do as a family even if it's just eating dinner together.

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  • jermath35
    11 years ago

    Blood is thicker than water man... Jk fuck that my family is like yours...back stabbers

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  • dalmationUntoyourSoul
    11 years ago

    a situation was created by sinister forces that want to tear apart the family unit. it's like this for a lot of people. you have to find your on family or tribe, and you decide who that is. only then will your root chakra function properly.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I hate when people say "they must love you". They asume that because they had parent(s) that loved them, they can concieve that other parent(s) don't love their kids. They asume that, even without knowing them. It makes your problems seem trivial.

    I don't mean you specifically, since I don't know you or your family, just ranting.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I know what you mean(except the friends part, i'm kind of fucked up). In my family, I don't love (or particually like) any of them, and I'm pretty sure they don't care about me (except in terms of education, money, time, obligation).
    It's kind of like strangers your stuck with. I don't even feel related or very attatched.

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  • sararose:)
    13 years ago

    perfectly understandable i love this site .you can post stuf and get advise that knowone you know could give you.

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  • BlueAlice
    13 years ago

    I was just about to post this very question myself (but about a different situation), actually!

    Sounds perfectly understandable to me.

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  • SadisticSmile
    13 years ago

    I am in the exact same situation as you. My mom is either at work or on the computer and I've never met my father. The closest I have to a father is her boyfriend, but I consider him more of a friend.

    I dislike the rest of my family.

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