The Quandary of the Use of ‘Dysfunctional Family’
Questioning My Relationship with a Phrase that Once Empowered Me
7 min readJan 17, 2019
In troubled families, abuse and neglect are permitted; it’s the talking about them that is forbidden.” ― Marcia Sirota, Author
I was at a holiday party when a friend asked me about my family of origin and our distance. I didn’t want to get to into…