Wait, can you clarify that first paragraph? For some reason I read it and was like, "Wait, what?"
I think it happened between mentioning Gio's father (what does Alden Rochat have to do with it), and mentioning DID/MPD...
Because if I actually go into DID/MPD territory, it WILL be DAM. :P

Eh, that story (Letting go) probably did come off as extreme angst, mostly because I was in a terrible mood, and needed an outlet. And having them have problems in their marriage because of the one thing actually makes sense to me, given the extreme stress.
But hey, they have some sunshine in the angst ride there... They have their youngest daughters (well, not counting the daughter born recently), they get custody of a deceased friend's daughter (Domino), who fits right in with this strange family...

Eh, the sunshine stuff is mostly after SRCK... I recently realized that my stories seem to be going for almost an "overcoming" theme. It's heavily psychological, and, I've mentioned, a lot of the stuff is based off personal struggles for friends of mine or myself...
And considering I'VE been DAMed before...
Some people just have really bad luck.
:P
Hooray for the TVtropes reference, though!