The sourest of lemons in life are sometimes the best!
As the expression goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I'm here to tell you I've taken some of the sourest of lemons and made some of the sweetest lemonade and you can to! Growing up my childhood wasn't "normal" so to say, but it wasn't bad in my eyes. I had to grow up very quickly due to my circumstances. My father was an alcoholic and mother also suffered from addiction. I never understood their addiction until I was older, but looking back now I see the ways it affected my life. It was around 6th grade when I started understanding things more. I began to understand what addiction was and knew both my parents were suffering from it. I noticed things like depression in my parents, sadness and the way their addiction was controlling their life. I felt abandoned. I felt like drugs and alcohol were more important then me. I hated my parents. I was mad at Heavenly Father for making them mine. I'd lie to my friends and tell them my parents ...