An Idea About the Number One Thing That You Might be Punished For

Thomas Kirby
4 min readMar 9, 2024

I think that when dealing with the usual dysfunctional family setup while trying to survive, this one thing is the worst crime in a dysfunctional family: Setting personal boundaries if you are the scapegoat.

You might not have gotten the idea that you should have personal boundaries. I can understand that. I was reading some good advice just a few minutes ago and the writer mentioned the fact that someone didn’t even know that a needed idea about his own life was even a thing. So, I’ve had this thought before, if you…

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