Some lucky souls like myself were born into the greatest family ever, with loving and comforting parents. Others, unfortunately, were dealt the metaphorical 2-7 of life and had to brave a terrible childhood as best they could while growing up. But whether you had a great or horrific situation I think almost all of us can agree that our parents left an indelible impact on our lives that shaped our personalities.
One of the less fortunate ones was a writer out of California, named Dawson, who shared the impact growing up with a mentally unstable parent had on him. And as painful as it is to hear, he speaks an important truth and ultimately shares how he managed not to let his childhood trauma shape how he lived his life as an adult. I think many of us could weave his advice into our lives in some small capacity, but I’ll let you hear it from Dawson himself…