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I don't know, as someone who grew up in a dysfunctional family, I feel like if your parents are not good parents you're basically screwed. You just have to wait until you're grown up and make that tech salary to pay your therapist for a long time.

If there is neglect or abuse at home, it doesn't matter if there's some mildly positive neighbours / aunts / church people, I think it's hard for that to make a real difference.




Which is why you need extended family and social infrastructure, and cultural infrastructure, etc. as I mentioned.

Nothing this side of heaven is perfect, of course.




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