Memories

The memories that we share of our family are those that shaped our personality. Whether we like it or not, our personality was formed by our parents, brother's and sisters, and the environment that we grew up in. Some do not want to remember and choose to believe that ignorance is bliss. They cut off ties with their families and interact with them only on the major holidays. They choose to act as if they were hatched out of an egg as a full grown adult. This thinking is catastrophic. The truth is we can only grow as human beings when we choose to confront our past. If our childhoods experiences were abusive, then we don't necessarily need to face our abusers, but we do need to face the fact that we were abused only then can we move forward in our lives.