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I think one of the biggest milestones on the road to maturity is learning to live for yourself and not for your parents. Wanting their approval is natural, but at some point you have to become your own person. I think another milestone is realizing that no matter what your parents have ever done or said, they love you and did the best they could.
And kudos to you, Leviathan, for being so responsible! It's so tempting to blame everything that's wrong in your life on parents. We kind of forget that we were active agents in our own lives, even as children.
I forgave my parents for everything they ever did a few years ago, and took responsibility for my own self, and we now have a really close relationship. They still do things that annoy me sometimes, but I feel like I can talk to them about it like adults instead of being petulant.
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"If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
- Anatole France
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