They say that blood’s thicker than water, but that’s just not true. Toxic people are toxic people, regardless of who they shagged thirty-odd years earlier.
You can’t choose your family. And that’s why nobody needs them. In fact, they’re the least important people in your life purely because you didn’t choose them. They should have to work extra hard for your affections.
You’re better off without them. I should know — I’m just fine without mine. I never felt I needed them, and I didn’t feel bad once I was finally free of them. Why should I have? They were toxic. No-one regrets getting rid of poison.
I’m just glad you finally got to see what your family are like. A few drinks usually helps. In vino veritas, as the old saying goes. In wine there is truth. And gin. And whisky. Especially wh
