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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How the hell would you know what kind of upbringings people had?  Newsflash:  People LIE.

It sounds like you are insecure about your childhood.  You should have the attitude that you're proud of yourself for getting out of that environment and stopping a cycle of addiction (if in fact you are).[/quote]

This. People can judge me all they like. I’ve come a lot further and overcome more obstacles than they can dream. I am tougher and more resilient than they will ever be. [/quote]

You know, at first I wanted to be all "atta girl!" to this, but ... did it ever occur to you that if you aren't telling people the truth about your background, perhaps others aren't sharing about THEIR background?  I grew up in an upper middle class area, good schools, did lots of extra curriculars, went to camp for 8 weeks every summer, got new sneakers each year before school started, went on a little vacation once a year.  But there was a ton of shit going on behind closed doors.  Nobody threatened me about telling - it just genuinely didn't occur to me to tell anyone.  I kind of assumed that went on in everyone's home. I was a senior in high school before I realized NOT everyone is terrified their father will kill them.  There were some very serious health issues that went undiagnosed with disastrous consequences.

So, please be proud that you got away from abuse and addiction. But also please don't assume you are tougher than others since you don't know what they went through. [/quote]

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