Our current relationships are inevitably affected by our experiences in our past relationships. The families we grew up in, for better or worse, play a large role in who we are today and how we relate to others. While parents often do a good job raising us, they are not perfect, and often one or both parents failed to meet our needs in some way. Your parents might have been harsh, punitive, and negative. Or they may have been neglectful, distracted, and preoccupied. The result for children an...