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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s share stories so we can learn lessons and be better parents to our own kids.  I myself had a tortured adolescence and would love to prevent the same thing from happening to my own kids, to the extent I can.

What led to drugs, immoral behavior, and promiscuity for me?

- depression around 14-15 years of age probably associated with hormonal changes
- poor relationship with parents from 7-8th grade. My parents just genuinely didn’t like me and I picked up on it. My mother started working a lot near this age and was more absent.
- older siblings who got me to experiment with and exposed me to drugs, though i perpetuated this behavior on my own for years afterwards 
- lack of any real “passions” in terms of sports, extracurricular stuff, etc.
- sensitivity to some “mean girl/mean boy” events that were directed at me in 9th grade 
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What do you mean by “immoral behavior”?[/quote]

Mostly cheating on my boyfriends.  Lying.  I feel very guilty about it.  [/quote]

Calling something immoral actually falls short of the problem, IMO. I think you have to say you were very hurtful to other people- and how can you make sure you raise kids who aren't hurtful to the ones they love? The goal is to make them strong, empathetic people who make choices based upon both their own needs and concern for others. [/quote]

Thanks, I found this to be helpful.[/quote]

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