Self-determination and Independence

It's taken a long time to put this into words, but...

I've decided that despite their material hold over me, the fact that they can't (and won't ever try) to understand the things I do and the realities I dream - is not my failing but their lack of ability.

I've realized that this is not their fault, even though they were the cause of Everything. They are nothing if not the product of their environment.

And I've determined that, adversity be damned - my realities are to be Lived, and exist no more in mere shades.