Dysfunction from "summary" of The Liars' Club by Mary Karr
The dysfunction in our family was like the weather, it just was. It wasn't something you could escape or ignore, it was always there, hovering over us like a dark cloud. It colored everything we did, every interaction we had, every word we spoke. It was a part of us, ingrained in our very beings. Growing up in a dysfunctional family meant never knowing what to expect. One day everything would be fine, the next day chaos would erupt. It was like living on a rollercoaster, never knowing when the next drop or twist would come. We learned to adapt, to be on guard at all times, to never let our guard down. The dysfunction manifested itself in different ways. There were the fights, the arguments that would escalate into shouting matches, with words being thrown like daggers. There were the secrets, the things that were never spoken of, but hung in the air lik...
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