I was reading this thread and a lot of us seem to agree that one thing a lot of dancers have in common is a strained relationship with one or both parents.
I know that for me, this is true - my mother and I have never got along and when I was little she was sometimes abusive. Although I have grown up, moved out, smoothed things over in my own mind, the scars left over the years are still there and I am sure have some bearing on the person I am today.
A lot of girls I work with don't get along with their parents either.
What are your experiences?



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. If anything went wrong while I was living with her she would blame me. Often times in cases of abuse there may be only one child that is being abused hence the family scapegoat. A more famous example of this would be from "A Child Called It". The author was abused severly by his mother while his siblings were unscathed. Of course after he was removed from the home a new scapegoat was chosen.
My family never calls me for my birthday or any holiday. I am fine with this. Because I do not want to talk to their illness , I want to talk to them. That is not going to happen till they have passed on to the next life. Mental illness is real. The brain is just like any other part of the body things can and do go wrong with it. My real family now are the friends that god and the goddess has given me and I am extremely grateful for them.
Wow, I am sorry to hear about everyone and what horrible things many of you have had to go through with your parents. 
My stepparents always saw me as "competition" even though I had tried to get along with them. I feel like my stepparents are just taking advantage of my parents finacially and emotionally and I hope my parents see that for their own good.

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