Unfortunately, Meghan Markle's awful family is an important part of her life story.
Long before she married Prince Harry and began butting heads with her in-laws, Meghan endured the emotional abuse directed at her by her father, Thomas, and her wicked half-sister, Samantha.
For a number of devastating reasons, there's very little one can say about the state of the world right now.
But that doesn't mean Meghan Markle and Prince Harry won't give it a shot.
Well, this is a refreshing change of pace.
For years now, we've been hearing endless rumors about the feud between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton.
If you're at all familiar with Meghan Markle's dad, then you're probably aware that he's an awful human being.
Throughout his daughter's time in the spotlight, Thomas Markle has seized every opportunity to belittle and humiliate her in an effort to damage her reputation beyond repair.
Last week, Barack Obama turned 60, and he celebrated with a star-studded bash on Martha's Vineyard.
You may have heard that there was a good deal of controversy surrounding the soiree, due to an alleged lack of concern for anti-Covid protocols.
In case you're somehow not aware, Meghan Markle's family is the absolute worst.
No, we're talking about her infamously snobby in-laws, but the people she grew up with in LA -- the people who have devoted their adult years to destroying her reputation.
It's almost impossible to believe that Meghan Markle is a day over 29, but the Duchess of Sussex hit the big 4-0 on Wednesday.
Of course, Meghan is one of the most beloved women on the planet, so any anxiety that she might be feeling about crossing the line into middle-age is surely allayed by the loving tributes that have poured in from every corner of the globe.
Those with insight into American life and British royalty have said that Meghan Markle was simply too sensible to fit in with the royal agenda.
Now, a former British reality star says that this suited Meghan just fine.
Thomas Markle has not yet met his grandson, Archie.
He has never held his granddaughter, Lilibet.
From the moment that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they would be stepping down from the roles as senior members of the royal family, fans, critics, and media outlets all over the world have been speculating about the final straw that led to that momentous decision.
Even after the couple told their side of the story in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, rumors about the exact cause of their irreparable rift with Harry's family remained somewhat mysterious.
They say the best revenge is living well.
And it seems that Prince William and Kate Middleton have accepted that maxim as their guiding principle in their ongoing war with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Earlier this week, we reported on the news that Prince Harry plans to publish a memoir that will offer new insights into his tumultuous life from childhood to the present day.
Needless to say, the royal family is less than thrilled with this development.
It's been nearly a year and a half since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry moved to Los Angeles, and by all accounts, the duke and duchess are thriving in their new environment.
Of course, even though they've managed to put thousands of miles between themselves and Buckingham Palace, the Sussexes still can't escape the influence of Harry's family.
It's been 16 months since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to Los Angeles, and by all accounts, the Duke and Duchess are happier than ever.
Meghan welcomed the couple's second child last month, and sources close to the family say all members are currently thriving.
Over the past few years, there's been a great deal of discussion regarding exactly when relations between Meghan Markle and the royal family began to go awry.
Some say the trouble began when Meghan and Kate Middleton argued in the days leading up to Markle's wedding.
While the bad blood between Prince William and Prince Harry might generate more tabloid headlines, the feud between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle appears to be just as intense, if not more so.
The sisters-in-law by marriage made an effort in the early days of Meghan's courtship with Harry, but before long, the tensions between them became insurmountable.
On this side of the pond, it's widely agreed that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were fully justified in their decision to leave the UK and start a new life in Southern California.
But a majority of Brits still take an unfavorable view of the couple and believe that their actions have been harmful to the royal family, and by extension, the nation.
Meghan Markle has been the target of so many allegations during her time in the spotlight that it can be difficult to keep them all straight.
One of the most persistent, of course, has been the claim that Meghan bullied staff members during her time living at Kensington Hall.
While the feud between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton may have garnered the most tabloid headlines, it seems the beef between Meghan and Prince William is just as intense -- if not more so.
As far as William is concerned, all of the problems that are currently troubling his family began the day that Prince Harry met Meghan.
In an age when public figures are regularly "cancelled" for just one ignorant or offensive tweet, it won't be easy for Chrissy Teigen to come back from a long and well-documented history of bullying Twitter users, many of whom were young, female celebrities.
Over the past few weeks, several well-known women have come forward with some truly shocking claims about Chrissy's past behavior.
Unfortunately, no one can deny that Meghan Markle didn't have the best dad.
That doesn't mean that she doesn't know anything about good fathers; she happens to be married to one.
The joy of parenthood?
Thomas Markle has never heard of it.
