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I love the happy ending. I hadn't planned to have kids, but when I had my son it certainly grounded me in a way that having a child didn't ground my own parents. I felt such urgency to make a good family/life for him.
I moved a lot too, which made it really hard to make and keep friends. I've never had a "group" for long growing up. Switching schools/homes/gaurdians so often really makes life hard.
It's tough as a young person who doesn't trust any adults, to get support from said adults. Im really glad to hear things turned out okay in the end for you!
That was my thing too. I vowed to myself to be there for my kids and not be like my father. My oldest daughter has Cerebral Palsy and still lives with me, and that helped me focus a lot on the more important things. She is doing well (it's a milder form of palsy) and has a job she loves. My other daughter bought her own house nearby a few years ago, so I also help her taking care of the place which gives me lots to do. I'm in my 50's now and have some health problems from all the stupid crap I did when I was younger (turns out we're not indestructible like we thought when we were young) but we're all happy, comfy and safe and that's what matters the most.
No we aren't as destructible as we think we are, are we? Ha.
I love that you have a fulfilling family today, it makes me smile knowing that it all came together for you