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Normal To You; Abnormal To Me

Story ID:2358
Written by:Stacy Lynn Stiles (bio, contact, other stories)
Story type:Musings, Essays and Such
Location:Tomah WI USA
Year:2007
Person:Me As A Child
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How does one define normal? What is normal and what is abnormal? Definition of normal: Usual; typical; not extraordinary. Abnormal: Not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; deviant. Looking back at my life, I now know that my childhood and upbringing was NOT normal. It was abnormal in every sense of the word. It was dysfunctional, sadistic, abusive, cruel, and created a path for me of self destruction, mental pain and anguish, inevitable failure and catastrophic doom. I can finally admit it and say it boisterously; “My childhood devastated me and the consequences bared from it are un-repairable”.