Cat answers “This book is disgusting to me. I do not...”

Patricia Barry asked this question about Educated:

This book is disgusting to me. I do not understand why an educated and worldly individual would have difficulty understanding the horrible and violent upbringing that she experienced. It is unbelievable to me that she could not understand the violent situation, yet uneducated upbringing she endured. I have completely misunderstood her manner of education in a life in our country, in this country, how is this possible?

Cat My o my. What a weird command. You must not understand at all that when you are born in a dysfunctional family you thinking is very confused. You inst…moreMy o my. What a weird command. You must not understand at all that when you are born in a dysfunctional family you thinking is very confused. You instincts are to be loyal to your family and to keep it all secret. You try to be safe in a unsafe situation and hatch onto good moments. You must have been very lucky to have been born in a "normal" family. Not all families are like yours "normal". Please don't call things disgusting that you don't have a clue about. I recommend you do some research about what it is like to grow up in a dysfunctional family
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