11-24-2004, 09:12 PM
Vicious Wrote:I give up.
At this point, I don't even know if I believe him anymore. There is no way someone could be like this. I think he's pulling our leg. I'm done here.
The idea has crossed my mind, but I've met and am related to a few people who have tolerated or still do tolerate some seriously fucked up shit via family. Fear and ignorance can make a rather strong buffer. After a certain point you wish you could beat the naivete out of them, of course if a good beating could open their eyes you wouldnt be in that situation.
I see parents and siblings as people yout placed with by fate and nothing more. It's love and support that makes a family, not blood. I think that if your so called family causes you more harm than good, telling them to fuck off should be no problem. I assume Vicious would, at least in part, agree. However, I understand that if you are controled and sheltered enough you won't see what everyone else sees. Furthermore, it is because of my parents that I know what is and isn't acceptable in a family. Or rather in my concept of what a family should be. I wonder if I was raised as my girlfriend was, or the way Ryo is, if I could do what I have to in order to fix it. I like to think so, but it's hard to be sure.
Ryo's complaints about his situation show that he is unhappy with the situation. But not that he's unhappy enough to lay everythign on the table and change it. So either it's not all that bad and he can ride it out, it is that bad and he'll go Carrie on everyone, or Vicious is right. Either way, I think I've said far more than I intended, so I'm stopping now.