Dysfunctional Family

[close] The Face of Dysfunction: The Three-Headed Monster The Three-Headed Monster: Childhood Trauma, Addictions, Mental Illness. Healthy families usually produce healthy families and dysfunctional within families is usually replicated in some form. So what is dysfunction? The word means that it does not work right, the way the unit functions is not healthy; a dysfunctional family is a family that just does not work right-the unit is not healthy because at least one family member is routinely, and systematically harming at least one other family member; or worse, everyone in the family is behaving in a damaging way. I hope this does not sound familiar to you, but if it does not, then your family is the exception and to be commended. Feel free to integrate Goodreads authors and books into the discussion; fiction and nonfiction.

[close] This group is for discussing fiction and short stories about family life. Let's share and discuss books about sibling relationships, brothers, sisters and parent relationships. What do you recommend? Which story resonated with you?

[close] Life Affected discussion

[close] Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama mystery-thriller television series loosely based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard.Set in the fictional town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania, the series follows the lives of Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario), Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson), Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell), and Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale), who are four girls whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse). One year later, they begin receiving messages from a mysterious figure using the name "A", who threatens to expose their secrets. At first, they think it's Alison herself, but after her body is found, the girls realize that someone else knows their secrets—including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew. "A" also stalked Alison, and the girls continue to discover more and more information about "A" and Alison's disappearance - all while risking their lives.