Normal families are WEIRD

[ljlee]

My husband's family feels so weird to me sometimes. Yesterday we had dinner with Mark's parents and then his dad suggested we drive to Ganghwa Island, about an hour away (it's also where one of my ancestors is buried), to see the sunset. He drove us, we chatted about stuff, we saw the sunset and Mark and I took pictures. We drove back in the dark,

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[loopy777]

My mom described a similar reaction when she first went to visit my dad's family. The common joke is that every spouse hates his/her mother-in-law, but my mom was always very proud of what a good relationship she had with my dad's mother and how accepted she had been.

I'm glad you were able to have this kind of experience after your recent trouble with your dad.

[ljlee]

It's heartwarming to know I'm not the only one who's gone through this. I have a much better relationship with my in-laws than with my own father, too, and it's so weird and so natural at the same time.

It was definitely an interesting juxtaposition. These past two weekends have been an emotional rollercoaster, and in the meantime my thesis review date approaches. Suspense!

[lb_lee]

Yeah, I know those feelings! Nice families are SO WEIRD. I don't get them. I just assumed they're hiding the rape and beatings better than the rest.

--Mori

[ljlee]

It's terrifying how good children are at normalizing their experiences. I guess it's a means of psychological survival.