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<blockquote data-quote="Acquana" data-source="post: 2488030" data-attributes="member: 1616">It's a difficult question to answer.&nbsp; My mother grew up in a house with a violent, alcoholic father who nearly drove him and his entire family off a bridge.&nbsp; She did graduate college ... but more often than not she was in service positions as far as work.&nbsp; She put her dreams on hold to raise a family instead.&nbsp; I never knew the kind of family life she had, our house was full of love.&nbsp; But at the same time ... She was always overprotective, and I find out within recent years that I'm more comfortable with my emotions than she ever could be.&nbsp; I've practically had to break myself from her ideas on maturity.&nbsp; I can't live swallowing down &quot;negative&quot;&nbsp; emotions, I can't consider putting aside anything I've worked to achieve (even if it is to make a family), I can't see why she's so unnerved by my desire to be surrounded by people all the time ... I think of her as a strong person, but just nothing like me.&nbsp; As far as how well I can handle the things that happen to me emotionaly, yes I suppose I am &quot;better.&quot;I'm closer to my dad honestly, and I can only pray that I can be ... well, half of the human being that he is.&nbsp; He's always been strong, self-made, and determined.&nbsp; I see reflections of myself all too often in him, and I know he sees the same.&nbsp; But I'm years behind and I'll never catch up, I don't think.&nbsp; I may be stronger than my mom in some respects ... but I can't compete with my dad.&nbsp; Heck, I've barely gotten on the feild.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Acquana, post: 2488030, member: 1616"] It's a difficult question to answer. My mother grew up in a house with a violent, alcoholic father who nearly drove him and his entire family off a bridge. She did graduate college ... but more often than not she was in service positions as far as work. She put her dreams on hold to raise a family instead. I never knew the kind of family life she had, our house was full of love. But at the same time ... She was always overprotective, and I find out within recent years that I'm more comfortable with my emotions than she ever could be. I've practically had to break myself from her ideas on maturity. I can't live swallowing down "negative" emotions, I can't consider putting aside anything I've worked to achieve (even if it is to make a family), I can't see why she's so unnerved by my desire to be surrounded by people all the time ... I think of her as a strong person, but just nothing like me. As far as how well I can handle the things that happen to me emotionaly, yes I suppose I am "better." I'm closer to my dad honestly, and I can only pray that I can be ... well, half of the human being that he is. He's always been strong, self-made, and determined. I see reflections of myself all too often in him, and I know he sees the same. But I'm years behind and I'll never catch up, I don't think. I may be stronger than my mom in some respects ... but I can't compete with my dad. Heck, I've barely gotten on the feild. [/QUOTE]

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