by Rebecca Harrison
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Medicine/Medical. malfunctioning, as of an organ or structure of the body.
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any malfunctioning part or element: the dysfunctions of the country's economy.
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Sociology. a consequence of a social practice or behavior pattern that undermines the stability of a social system.
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Dysfunction. It’s such a simple word but with so much meaning, it’s like a dark ocean where you can see it simply from the top but without swimming in it you cannot judge how deep the water is. Well, I’ve been swimming in a lot of dysfunction lately, the weird thing is once you're swimming in the pools of the deep waters, or even the shallow shores by the beach, if dysfunction or any kind of stress is in these waters it can feel as if you're drowning. Family is a major focus in my life, and even though the word dysfunction is usually associated with families, my family has been there for me no matter what and not just because they're family. I mean okay I won’t lie we're not that perfect picture framed on the mantle far from it. Our holiday pictures usually consist of my brother David acting like a mild idiot, my dad either not smiling or looking like he’s genuinely crazed, I think we know where all of Santa’s cookies went, and then there’s my mom trying to make the picture amazing and perfect or just laughing at my brother's idiotic but funny poses or whatever he’s doing, and then yelling at him a second later to make it a good picture and of course me with my fake smile the can I please go to my room blast my music and drown out the sounds of you crazy people smile even though I too am a crazy individual so I shouldn’t be the one to talk hehe but see that’s what makes us great different defiantly unique and colorful but still simply amazing we may not ever have that perfect mantle frame but honestly I like it better that way. Because it’s not fake it's real it shows that everyone screws up we're all human here. I love my family. we have had our share of tears our laughs our fights but it makes us who we are today, and honestly I wouldn’t trade it for anything.