Absolutely. This is why I feel like my family is hopelessly messed up and I do not want to be around them. There are families out there that actually are kind and loving and accept their family members just because they "are". Not mine. Family is something to be judged, someone to use you, something to ruin your ability to do anything important in the world.

I now wonder if at the maternity ward people should be signed up for a 6 month class on how to make your family a force for good. I truly believe people need to learn how to be supportive and how to keep families together and thriving.