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I was raised by alcoholics. Growing up, I thought that it was normal and all parents were like that. It wasn’t until I got a bit older that I realized that no; that wasn't the case. One night, my Mom had to be rushed to the hospital and ended up having to stay there for a week. She drank too much, and her liver enzymes were triple of what they should be. Her liver was about to shut down. The doctors told her that if she didn’t stop drinking, she would not be around to see her daughter grow up. She quit immediately, and never looked back. That was 15 years ago. My Dad, on the other hand, never did quit, and still drinks to this day. My parents are good people, but they weren't very good parents. And that's ok. I forgive them. Because they're only human, and we all make mistakes. I had a very hard childhood, and have been through a lot of terrible things, but I've always tried to make the best of every situation. So I took away some good and have learned a few lessons from it. I learned what I never wanted to be like. And I learned that I'm in control of my life, and to never give that power over to anything or anyone else. Who have you learned from the most, and why? What were the lessons that you learned?