You are a good and wonderful person. You are not your parents history. You are not your parent's terrible choices. You were a bystander when those choices were made. Yes, they affected you greatly - but you are strong enough to move away from that now. Your eyes are on the future horizon ahead of you. Able to not make those choices your parents made.
Thank you God, I know that was you. Thank you for giving me incentive that I should have seen so many years ago.
