Ten Signs You Should Run for Your Life
The Guy Who Had the Happiest Childhood This
Side of the Beav
His mother was perfect; his father never smoked or drank or cheated. He
hates the way his friends blame their parents for everything, when he and his
seven brothers and sisters had love pouring down on them from the moment they
woke in the morning until they went to bed. However refreshing this might sound
the first time you hear it, listen carefully for a voice that is trying to
convince itself, listen for the creak and crack of a personal mythology in the
throes of shattering. When it comes crashing to the ground, it's going to make a
very big noise, and most likely your relationship will come crashing down with
it.
From the June 2003 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine