Someone wise posted this today on her Facebook page and I am going to share it with all of you

THE PAST SHOULD BE LEFT IN THE PAST, OTHERWISE IT CAN DESTROY YOUR FUTURE

LIVE LIFE FOR WHAT TOMORROW HAS TO OFFER, NOT FROM WHAT YESTERDAY HAS TAKEN AWAY

From a lonely childhood and words left unsaid

It began late at night as I lay snug in my bed

So quietly creeping, you slipped by me unseen

Or did I invite you here, you imaginary fiend

A whole new life I created just for me

A great place that was mine and just let me be

A family, many kids with Mommy and Dad

Felt more complete than what I already had

A real best friend or maybe I’ll add a few

Who loved me for me and what I loved too

To…

I guess it all started when I was around 4 or 5, I had learned to read at a pretty early age, so my imagination was already sparked. I'm not sure what triggered the MD but it most likely came from many sources at once.  My parents separated 6 months after I was born and my Dad would visit once a year or so, he lived in Europe.  I grew up in a single parent/extended family household, so I was always surrounded by adults most of them much older than me.  I was a lonely child and an only child…