[quote=Blogstar]I had more baggage than LAX when I was young, or at least I perceived myself that way. I had problems. It wasn’t my fault I was born into the non-family that I was with all the violence drinking bad acts of all kinds and divorce and death. I know I am the only pigg who spent time in a black head of household foster home.But that all that makes a stigma that is hard to break through. I held it against myself and It was held against me.
I had to have more years of reputable adulthood under my belt than other people did to be taken seriously. Lots of women needed life experience to figure out what was important and possibly buck their judgemental parents. It was hard. [/quote]
I can imagine an environment like yours would take awhile to shake off once you reached adulthood. It took me awhile to gain confidence in myself and I had a very good environment growing up.
Wear it like a badge, Blog. That you came out the other end and succeeded in life is a testimony to your strength, moreso than my success is mine.
