I Wrote This In A Gigantic Word Vomit Two Minutes Before Leaving For Work. (So the wording is a bit peculiar and rushed.)

Let's not make the mistake of confusing normality with a virtue. Normality is valued, particularly by young people, because it functions as a boundary; showing what is acceptable from what is not. The danger of overvaluing normality in this capacity is that normality actually is not a functional trait in any sense of the word. Certain things considered normal possess very little function at all and in fact cause much distress through their perpetuation. Take the example of the modern attitude of offspring toward parents. It is considered normal, and in fact necessary to view one's parents as the wellspring from which all one's personal issues and psycological faults flow. To some extent this idea holds true: parents are responsible for a great deal of one's early development and can do untold damage to a developing mind/personality. But to expect perfection from parents is surely one of the many madnesses and neuroses that plauge modern mankind. Rousseau's theory that all things begin in perfection and are corrupted by circumstance just does not hold true in practice. There is no circumstance that has been discovered to create perfection, neither can such a circumstance exist. (As a Christian I believe in the perfection of Jesus Christ as the human incarnation of God, but you will have to agree that His is a special case) All human beings possess the capacity for both good and evil and the choice to react to any circumstance with either good or evil. So no parent will ever be perfect. However, most do strive for perfection in parenting, as the high levels of guilt amongst modern parents show. So, in our culture, is it not wrong, is it not strange, that our focus should be ever placed upon the ills parents unwittingly inflict upon their offspring? Should it not be natural to display an attitude of thankfulness towards persons who take upon themselves the responsibility to raise and care for other persons? Should we not, as a society, display gratitude towards the people who have provided us with clothing, shelter and food from infancy? Except in the case of neglect or abuse, do we not owe all our favourable qualities and strengths to these people who have raised us to adulthood and provided our needs?
Do not take to normalcy for a refuge, for it shall betray you.