the day that my parents sat me down and told me that my father (who was married to my mom at the time) cheated on her, and had another kid on the side.

the same night, my mom takes me with her to the side's house in order to have a confrontation.

Both parents caught Ls that day, set off years of dysfuction, shytz never been the same.

This was just one incident of many from the dysfunctional family starter kit. No family foundation is strong based on lies and lack of trust. Leaving home as an adult was

Leveled up and made better/smarter decisions than they did. Lesson learned - "if it wasn't for the struggle, then I wouldn't be me"