Dorothy Anne Field

We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents, or the country of our birth. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we

You can't change who your parents are. The only thing you can change is how to choose to deal with that.

You can't live the rest of your life carrying a pain because your parents couldn't get along. I choose to spend my life crafting a joy.