Hi Kevin,

You’re very welcome!  I can relate to being ridiculed and I can also relate to growing up in circumstances that are very different from my own values.  It gives you a kind of strength and determination that you sometimes don’t see until much later on in life.

I can imagine that it was very difficult and painful for you to grow up in a household with a chauvinist father and brother especially when you are such a sensitive and kind person.  It’s impressive that you can still see it as a positive and that you can recognize how that experience has shaped you into the person you are today and the person you are still becoming.

Keep looking for the positives and being grateful– seems like another one of your values and strengths! 🙂

Amy