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Can we all just say something, right here, that perhaps isn’t “nice” to say: some people’s families just aren’t good for them. We all like to believe that, by nature, one’s family is always good for them. But that’s simply not true. A family is just a set of individuals that happen to share DNA. That DNA could make them predisposed to having some of the same likes, dislikes, habits, and dispositions, but it doesn’t guarantee that they’re all going to evolve to be people who get along perfectly. Okay, let’s just say it: being family doesn’t guarantee that you’ll wind up being good for one another. The truth is that some of us have family members who aren’t good for us. Some of us have family that doesn’t support us, energize us or uplift us. If this is you, then you need this: here is how to survive a family that isn’t good for you.

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Have amazing friends

If you have a family that drains you and brings you down, you cannot afford to have friends that make you feel that way—at all. Just adopt a zero-tolerance policy for friends who are negative, needy, jealous, or just take, take, take. You need all the emotional and mental help you can get from your friends if your family is not helpful.

 

 

 

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