Sometimes, the best you can do is hold your head high, and keep a sense of humor, and think about what a great story this is all going to make later. Think, too, about all the fantastic, endearing, amazing, funny, moving things about your child that they will never have the privilege to see and understand. It's easy to get down about the way your family treats you and your child, but in the end, there's always something to be thankful for. Maybe, for one thing, that you child has helped you rise above all that bad behavior. A new family tradition begins with you.

