

“I'm the same as you. The only difference is, I don't lie about what I am. So kill me, but don't call me a murderer while you stand there telling each other that your shit don't stink.”
― A Storm of Swords
― A Storm of Swords

“It鈥檚 strange how you give the people you love so much power over you.”
― Educated
― Educated

“Furthermore, the controlling caregiver possesses poor boundaries, if they have any at all. These poor boundaries set the child up for numerous failures in adult life. The controlled child is like a chess piece or toy soldier who is constantly moved around, picked up, put down, ordered to do this, ordered not to do that, commanded to feel this, and commanded not to feel that.”
― Human Development and Trauma: How Childhood Shapes Us into Who We Are as Adults
― Human Development and Trauma: How Childhood Shapes Us into Who We Are as Adults
“Leaving my father behind鈥攚ith all of his baggage鈥攚as like giving up an old teddy bear. You know it鈥檚 just an object, incapable of comforting you with its tattered fur and missing button eye, but it鈥檚 something you cling to, even though you know it can鈥檛 give anything back.”
― Blind Pony: As True A Story As I Can Tell
― Blind Pony: As True A Story As I Can Tell

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