I was almost tearing up while going through each paragraph. You did go through a lot as a kid but it's all testimony now that you grew up to becoming that Man you'll always wake up to look up to.
I made a motto for myself lately when I also sat back to think of my early life and it's "no one can hurt me without my permission" with this motto, I've trained myself to give no room to unlearned individuals who lack ethics or doesn't know how to control their tongue.
I like what your mother did there for you, mother's are rare gems, they always have this way of talking us out of fear. May her gentle and beautiful soul forever rest in peace.
I know people who have gone through far worse, and turned out far better than me, but I guess that doesn't negate my experiences right?
This is a good motto and sort of goes in line with what I say in this post to some degree. We can remove the power people have over us, it's a choice. Here's a quote by someone whose words I value.
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I like that quote a lot. In life no one can make choices or decisions for anybody and that's one thing that can't be taken from a man. Really inspiring.
Yep, a great quote indeed. Viktor E. Frankl has a very interesting story to be honest. Well worth looking up and reading about.