Turbulent family dynamics from "summary" of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Walls family was like a tornado, swirling with chaos and unpredictability. With Dad's grand ideas and Mom's free-spirited nature, our family dynamic was anything but stable. One moment we were living in a luxury home, the next we were squatting in an abandoned building. Dad's drinking bouts and Mom's artistic temperament only added fuel to the fire, creating a storm of emotions that we never knew how to navigate. As children, we were constantly on edge, never knowing what the next day would bring. Dad's promises of building us a glass castle seemed like a distant dream, as we struggled to find food and shelter. Mom's indifference to our well-being only added to the confusion, leav...
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