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Originally Posted by ImStillToni
I was able to accomplish the goals/ideals my parents had for me because they simply wished that my life was "easier" than theirs...and isn't that what every parent truly wants for their child?
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my folks only ever wanted me to be happy, whatever that meant for me. may have had a little something to do with being the youngest child of two youngest children. they had their own dreams for me, but those were never more important than letting me find my own. i'm glad that was the case because i still would have insisted on it, being independently-minded to the point of willful. i didn't turn out like they'd planned and that that was ok has made a lot of the difference in my fearlessness to take a risk and wander down less-safe, less-trodden paths. my life may not be easier than theirs, but it's one that feels right and true. that makes them proud of me.