I'll bite on this one.
Luckily I had parents who in retrospect were probably very stressed at my decision to leave home at 18 self deluded into the conviction I was secure as an apprenticed engineer to cope and thrive thereafter.
Perpetually stoned ,as were my fellow social members, dramas were never dramas, things just happened.
At 19 got my/a girl friend pregnant.
Responsibility mode kicked in and opted for marriage (for the kids sake ) ( Yeah right ! )
Struggled a bit but not so badly.
Lasted 19 years and two more kids.
That is when the low point hit in real terms. Devastation, depression, anger, guilt...the works .
Took 12 months to comprehend that at now age 38 I was not actually in such a bad place.
Lucked into a relationship with a much younger health professional linked to my own niche occupation in the health industry.
That lasted 8years until an amicable split.
A ridiculously rebound Brazilian relationship of short duration lasted a stressful agonizing 18 months.
So near midlife crisis do occur but the experience is invaluable from day one in providing a learning curve that shapes us probably as much as anything in adolescent years.
But I genuinely believe that the foundational element of our persona and social perception is instilled by original parental attitudes.
So now in my mid seventies I am grateful for all that has led me to my current placement and harmonious marital cohabitation of 2 decades with a wonderful Thai wife .
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