I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO WRITE A MEMOIR FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS AND, AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, FINALLY COMPLETED IT AND GOT IT PUBLISHED. LIKE MANY WRITERS, MY PRIMARY INSPIRATION WAS CATHARSIS BUT I WAS ALSO ANXIOUS TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT, AS DIFFICULT AS IT MIGHT BE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BECOME ESTRANGED FROM A HIGHLY DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY WHO MIGHT BE DESTROYING THEIR LIVES. THE TRADE OFF COULD VERY WELL BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINALLY GET TO BECOME THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE OR, AT A MINIMUM, ACHIEVE SOME PEACE OF MIND. more...
