Toxic families … some families are toxic, have toxic structures, and toxic ways of interacting with one another.
For example witness the apex of pettiness and toxicity —
You do something which is contrary to my liking, and I will straight up ignore you and your existence for 6 months!
How will this behavior between child and parent, child to child, and other people in the family play out? These strategies of toxicicity — and the whole family structure? The solution?
Stay the F away.