If you were the family scapegoat, you may have been blamed for seeing the dysfunction that the rest of your family denied.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you're part of a dysfunctional family, you may not even realize how it shapes and limits you emotionally. The dynamics, ...

Grandma’s china isn’t the only thing that families pass down from generation to generation. Along with heirlooms and tchotchkes, families create and pass down emotional legacies. Grandparents and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Navigating family dynamics can be a wild ride, especially when dysfunction is part of the scenery. Every family has its quirks and ...

For most adult children of dysfunctional families (ACDFS, for short) who choose to have kids, a defining goal of their lives is to give their kids the healthy, functional, normal upbringing they never ...

Dear Eric: My family moved out of state to cut ties with my husband’s verbally and emotionally abusive mother. One brother did the same. The last brother engaged in a horrific divorce, succumbed to ...

Dear Amy: My boyfriend of 10 years (with a few breaks) does not have a close relationship with his parents and really no relationship at all with his two siblings. Little things have happened through ...

There is no perfect family! But there are healthy families where every member feels safe and comfortable in expressing their needs, thoughts and emotions. There are also families that have members ...

Dysfunctional patterns can come in all forms, from doom scrolling and procrastination to more serious habits like substance abuse. If you’re looking to leave negative practices in the past, a new you ...