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<blockquote data-quote="Sammie" data-source="post: 486976" data-attributes="member: 8657">Life is simple. People make it complicated.&nbsp;Steve,&nbsp;From my own experiences and from my first husband and I (when we were in our late teens ourselves) taking in five of his nieces and nephews who had been bounced around like ping pong balls to places they should never have been,&nbsp;It may be a mixed blessing to come from the not so perfect background you described. The rose colored glasses aren&#039;t there; you see things for what they are. You already know when you hit the ground running as an adult what kind of person you want to be because you&#039;ve seen the good and the bad. Chances are, you become resilient and create a positive foundation - vs - people raised in insulated, protected environments who are shocked once they leave the nest to find the world contains unsavory characters. It takes them longer to learn (if they do) that they&#039;ve made the wrong decisions, hung with/married the wrong people. &nbsp;You carved out a good life for yourself and your family, Steve, when you could easily have become a bully or a victim. You focus on the positive and run with it, which is what we like about you! &nbsp;&nbsp;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sammie, post: 486976, member: 8657"] [COLOR=darkgreen][I]Life is simple. People make it complicated.[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][I]Steve,[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][I]From my own experiences and from my first husband and I (when we were in our late teens ourselves) taking in five of his nieces and nephews who had been bounced around like ping pong balls to places they should never have been,[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][I]It may be a mixed blessing to come from the not so perfect background you described. The rose colored glasses aren't there; you see things for what they are. You already know when you hit the ground running as an adult what kind of person you want to be because you've seen the good and the bad. Chances are, you become resilient and create a positive foundation - vs - people raised in insulated, protected environments who are shocked once they leave the nest to find the world contains unsavory characters. It takes them longer to learn (if they do) that they've made the wrong decisions, hung with/married the wrong people. [/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][I]You carved out a good life for yourself and your family, Steve, when you could easily have become a bully or a victim. You focus on the positive and run with it, which is what we like about you! [/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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