Indledning
Many families experience problems in the home, the problems grow, and the burden becomes greater and greater, eventually people have built up a barrier and facade to tolerate these problems.
As a young person in a family with such big problems, you must fend for yourself and take a position as the adult in the family, even if you are only a teenager by age.
This scenario is not uncommon nowadays, several families have problems like these where one's parents are absent and may have problems with alcohol and drug abuse.
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Uddrag
Terri who is the mother of the family is very resigned, Terri does not even want to go to Nana Cath's funeral, even though her daughter Krystal asks her to come along, this means that it is Krystal who must take responsibility in the family even though she is only a teenager.
Terri has major problems with alcoholism and has a substance abuse problem , which again means that Krystal must take care of the family and her 3-year-old brother, Robbie.
Being the adult in the family is a big burden to carry as a teenager, it means that Krystal as a young person has built a facade and learned to be strong when times are toughest.
Mr. Fairbrother tells Krystal that she must make sure to keep up in school so that Krystal herself can have a good and bright future.
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