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I held resentment for my parents for the longest time—that was until I realized I was only hurting myself.

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It wasn’t until recently that I realized why I was attracted to guys who weren’t vocal about their emotions or are affectionate. The answer was because that’s how my parents were.

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I am thankful for my first trying situation because it definitely prepared me for what was in store for me in the times to come. 

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The concept of success is up to ourselves to fill in.

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I cannot forgive you.

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In your childhood home, nothing was ever good enough.

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Even if their arguments were about you, they weren’t because of you. You didn’t do anything wrong. Their inability to communicate and cooperate isn’t your problem. 

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At dinner at the Grand Canyon, Dad asked me why I was staring at him. “You’re grayer,” I said, not telling him that he reminded me a little of Dustin Hoffman in Death of a Salesman. “I got old,” Dad said. “At my next birthday – I can hardly believe it – I’ll be 69 years old.” Dad remarked that the block we were on had been his territory when he worked for that private investigating firm while he was still in high school.

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CAPRICORN: A notebook, sketchbook, or crossword puzzle book.

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1. You’re born with a family. You can’t choose your family.