How close are you with your immediate family?
Growing up, and even as an adult, I put my parents through pure hell. Drug addiction, dating men much older than me, rebellion in general, etc. We've never gone longer than a week or so without speaking, but we've had our share of disagreements and arguing in the past. However today, we're the closest we've ever been. I still have my original Mom and Dad lol - they've never divorced. I talk to my Mom everyday - several times. She really is my best friend and I talk with her about EVERYTHING. I holler at Dad maybe once every few days or if he's in the background when I'm on the phone with Mom or something. They live 3 miles from me, but I don't see them as often as I should be. But we do talk on the phone all the time.
I have a brother who's 5 years older than me. We've been estranged for about 2 years - parents don't speak with him either. He's always been a dick. Best way to describe him is he's an American Simon Cowell. Difference is Simon is right a lot of the time when it comes to his opinions. My brother just likes to act like he is. Life's been so much better for all of us since he's been out of the picture. It breaks my parents' hearts not to have him as part of the family, but they finally realize how much of a selfish asshole he is and if that's what he's all about, then they don't want him as a son. There's some other drama as well, but I won't bother with it atm.
What about you? Close with your parents / step parents / etc.?
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