Is Your Family Dys Functional?

By Judy Seaberry

Birds do it, bees do it, we all do it, and sometimes the result is...a family. Lineage, ancestry, relatives; the ones we can never escape from, nor should we want to. Sometimes we get a break and our families are fantastic.All your needs are met and you are well prepared to conquer your fears, make the right decisions, and find the perfect mate.

But all too often, we are taught trepidation, manipulation, and arrogance. These tools served us to a point before we met others more equipped to deal with life. Now we must make a decision, fight or flight.

After a number of battles, I learned that not everyone was my enemy. As of late, I learned conflict can be resolved without harsh, demeaning words and sometimes, as my brother taught me, "to disagree is not always to be disagreeable."

Is my family dysfunctional? Sure is. Yours?

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• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 12, 2006
• ISBN: 9781467028585

Judy Seaberry

Retired from corp. America I am now in pursuit of my first love...writing. And I must say I am pretty damn good. Flip for Amanda today.

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Is your family ^ functional?

by

Judy Seaberry

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This book is a work of fiction. People, places, events, and situations are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or historical events, is purely coincidental.

© 2005 Judy Seaberry. All Rights Reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 12/15/05

ISBN: 1-4208-7824-7 (sc)

Printed in the United States of America

Bloomington, Indiana

Contents

Introduction

M E A L S

H O M E L I F E

S C H O O L

T E E N Y E A R S

STEP FAMILIES

F I N A N C E S

FAMILY PETS

HOLIDAYS/FAMILY GET-TOGETHERS

A D U L T H O O D

M A L-

A D J U S T E D

F A M I L I E S

F U N I N

DYS-FUNCTIONAL

· Adulthood

· Family pets

· Finances

· Fun in dysfunctional

· Holidays/Family get-togethers

· Home life

· Maladjusted families

· Meals

· School

· Stepfamilies

· Teen years

This book takes a lighthearted look at what some families go through as they grow and stretch the limits of love and sharing.

To my very own dysfunctional family…

Thank you

Introduction

Some time ago, a friend and I began to discuss dysfunctional families. She stated that all families were dysfunctional, and I, on the other hand, said, No way, thinking that there were some Donna Reed families, and so for a time, we went back and forth. Finally, I began to think more concisely and realized that people really were dysfunctional, and that being said, what about these other families? I acknowledged her point of view, and then we began to debate the level at which some families function, and from those discussions an idea was formed.

As I reflected on the many occasions in which I had been in a dysfunctional situation and witnessed dysfunctional occurrences, I decided to write them down. Not being a psychologist or a trained professional, these instances all