37 Heartbreaking Moments When People First Realized There Was Something “Off” About Their Family As Kids

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“I went to work as an Au Pair after university. I was shocked that people have family dinners and talk about how their day went and that children’s answers were taken seriously and not mocked or dismissed. I was shocked when the kids’ dad went out of his study to ask his children, ‘How are you?'”

“I was shocked that parents actually take kids to activities that their children like and not to those they, the parents, like. I was shocked that you can have fun with and around your parents. Dance, sing, run, and they won’t make fun of you. I was shocked to find out about movie nights for family. Like, parents actually watch a kids movie with children and don’t just turn on something they want to see.

I was shocked when the dad did the majority of the cooking, not because the wife was not around but because he actually liked cooking and was affectionate towards his wife. I was so shocked when he just randomly brought her flowers and when they cuddled on the coach.

At first, they seemed bonkers, but then I realized it was my family who was not alright.”

—u/fragielijs