Originally Posted by grtwhtgrvty

I've relied on a lot of people in my life. My mother abandoned me when I was 12. She told me she didn't love me, that she didn't believe in love, and that she shouldn't have had me. I was living on the streets for about a month. I learned very quickly to make things work for myself so I would never be at the whim, emotionally, or financially, of another person. I still love and care for people very easily but my whole world doesn't come crashing down when they abandon me or betray me.

It's a grim reality, but at the end of the day, the only person you can rely on is yourself.