Everyone’s childhood was traumatic. No one received perfect love, perfect understanding. Not you, not me, not our parents, nor their parents ect. ect. ect. We’ve all had empty bellies & sopping diapers in the middle of the night, but that’s no license to whine. We’ve all had our toys broken/stolen, but that’s not permission to take what we want & break what we will. We’ve all had our hearts broken, been deceived, abandoned,& abused.that’s not a mandate to go & do likewise. We’re all human beings & none of us are perfect, but we recognize right when we’ve done it & wrong when we’ve done it & call it by those names…

Unknown (found it written in my 96 yr old patient’s home…she has dementia and denies writing it even though it is in her handwriting.)