i've been taking care of myself since i was eight, pretty much. i helped my mom around the house, with the laundry, dishes, dinner, helping at the daycare, lunches for the next day, everything. i started to get more responsibility as i got older. when my mom left, i took care of absolutely everything. yes, i didn't handle it well at first, i didn't really talk for awhile. i got help. i understand that things get shitty, but i don't need someone constantly at my side to help me. i'm a very positive person. i look for the good in everything. if anything, i think i'd like to be someone's hero. show them that things may get bad, and you'll get hurt, but you can also have amazing friends, and family, and relationships. i can take care of myself. i've had to for so many years. i just want someone who loves me for ME. and not judge me by how my family treats me. who doesn't care what happened in the past. it's in the past. it doesnt matter. no hero, just a friend.