I got a couple interesting comments from my previous post, and I just wanted to address them in another post rather than have a giant lengthy comment. ^^

When I was talking about how my family has treated me, I guess I forgot to mention that it is all in the past. My dad has gone through cancer, and it made him take a second look at his life, to change the parts that were really terrible. And it caused me to look at my life and not take anything for granted. I mean, sure I do take things for granted, it's our human nature. But, I try so hard not to. I appreciate the little things because I know they could be something big to someone else; I smile at everyone I walk by because I am grateful to be alive and I'm happy you are, too. I work my ass off because I know I'm lucky to have what I have and that I could be so much worse off.

My family and I are probably one of the closest group of people you could ever meet. I tell my dad more than I tell my mom, almost. And my brothers and I have put the past in the past and moved on. They've seen the change in me, and I've seen the change in them.

As for the emotions thing, I'm not worried. I know I'll learn to handle it in my own way. It doesn't inhibit anything I do, and I'm okay with how I am. I'm proud of who I am.

As for the praying to God, I do. Every night. He knows what I'm going through, and He's been at my side the whole way. I don't blame him for the things that go wrong, hell, I don't blame evil, either. If something doesn't go the way I had planned, that's when I look at the situation and figure out a different way. That one path failing just means that wasn't the road I was supposed to take. If I was meant to end up somewhere, I will. I believe God has a plan for me, and He won't leave me. He never has, even when things got really bad for me.

Sometimes, we need to go through the bad to really appreciate the good.