My early background was rather chaotic. I grew up in a nontraditional dysfunctional household. I never knew my mother, and my father died when I was 12. My sister, brother and I were raised by my father's older sister. Looking back I realized she did the best she could. After all, she was in her mid seventies when she was forced to become our guardian. I do not know if I could have done it if I was in her shoes. Needless to say, she lived to the ripe old age of 99 years. In some way we must have helped her stay young. Recently I got this paper that listed patterns of co-dependent behavior more...
