Tough Love What is a normal parent-child relationship? Does anyone out there have it? Can anyone define standard family behavior? There is no set norm. Therefore, Troy and Cory Maxson are not deviating from the accepted family demeanor. Although Troy and Cory both exhibit seemingly odd feelings and acts towards each other, they hold the one family norm there is: love. It may not be on the surface, but the two men care deeply for …showed first 75 words of 1233 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1233 total…victorious in almost all walks of his life. As for instilling logic into Cory, he was again effective. When he kicked Cory out of the house, he placed him directly into the real world. Cory enlisted in the Marines and lives an ideal American life. Tough love may be controversial, but unconventional methods of raising a child are by no means evil. In the case of Troy and Cory Maxson in fact, it was triumphant.