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It has been psychologically proven that children copy their parents' behavior.  That is why children, many times, are very similar to their parents. Alison, in Fun House, is proof to that. Once she got away from her parents, she realized that she is a lot more like her father than she would have realized back home.  She found out that she is a lesbian and decided to admit it to her parents.  When she does this on page 88, she writes a letter to her parents.  Her father called and seemed to be very please, but her mother refused to talk to her on the phone.  Her mother sent her a letter later expressing her disappointment.  Later on, her mother calls her and tells her how father is gay and had sexual interactions with boys, not only men.  From there, Ali shows how she falls for her partner and how she found out about her father's exact death.

I don't know how she can possibly live in that environment. It would drive me insane! Living in a some what normal family stresses me out enough as it is. I cannot imagine having a gay father who is also a CREEP.  Actually, the gay part isn't that bad.  What really is scary is the creep part and the fact that her mother stayed with her father. I don't think I could ever stay with a man once I found out he was gay.  It wouldn't be right.  I definitely would get a divorce and possibly go to the cops if the man were a pedophile.  Of course, it's difficult to understand since I'm not living it myself.  I feel really bad for Alison.  I don't know how she didn't run away.  Her life is definitely anything but a walk in the park.