>>16054312This. I too come from a very broken family. Talking institutionalized relatives here. And of course alcoholism, violence, and Stockholm Syndrome. They were severely holding me back. So I've decided to just move away from them as soon as I got old enough. I don't allow them in my life anymore, not even in my mind (other than giving them as an example for this thread now). They mean nothing to me.
>>16054275OP, you are not your heritage, you are you. And you is the result of what YOU make of it. Fuck everything else. Let the past be. Live in the present and look forward to the future. Make your future bright. I did and so can you.
And yes, that also means working your ass off. It's challenging, but it's rewarding as well. Arbeit macht frei, anon.
