Underneath It All

In a traditional family the last thing you can be is who you really are but its time for Jacqueline Sanchez to find the woman underneath it all. . . . Everyone has their role. My mother is the martyr my father the distant unapproachable figure and Noel with a few brief stints in jail is considered misunderstood not a handsome loser. Yolie is just outspoken not a miserable bitter shrew which would be her clinical diagnosis in the real world. And the rest of my brothers and sisters have problems that my parents consider normal like bad marriages unruly children and too many bills. So is it a surprise that Im considered the troublemaker of the family? . Not happy at home? Move away for college. Hate your job? Find another one. Fallen out of lust er love with your husband? Divorce him. I so far am the anomaly--or flake--in the family because Im vocal about how unnecessary it is to be unhappy and how important it is to do something about it to change your circumstances (thank you Zoloft!) If I had it my way my whole family would be comparing dosages at the dinner table the way some families talk about sports or politics. . .