If your parents are impossible, then find a new mother and father. It is never too late to have a happy childhood.
A woman came to me on a meditation retreat last year. She had years of difficulty with her mother.
I told her to go and find a new mother. She did. She found a woman, an office manager who is a generation older than herself. The two women work together for the same company. She gets on really well her with her and appreciates the older woman’s kindnesses and advice. …