The most you get is what you ask for.
A lot of people do have tragic childhoods. But you know what? Get over it.
Men fall in love with their eyes. Women fall in love with their ears.
You don't need a rope to pinch a stranger's butt.
There is an interconnectedness among members that bonds the family, much like mountain climbers who rope themselves together when climbing a mountain, so that if someone should slip or need support, he's held up by the others until he regains his footing.
Success means different things in different parts of my life, but overall if I have to define ultimately what success means - the bottom line - then for me it's if the family is healthy and happy.