A family is a mystery.

Sharon Olds
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A family is a mystery, once one's being in the family, you have to be a stranger. You have to become a stranger to your parents and a stranger to your siblings, because your loyalty is divided in the family. But when you separate from them, you know them as well as you know yourself. When you are part of the family, being separated from them is strange.

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