Take pride in who you are today, no matter where you came from. Every single one of us has a past, some better than others.  Some have gone through things none of the rest of us could even possibly imagine. Does this make them any worse or better than any of us?  Our past is only part of our foundation for our future.  Some go through things that are needed in order to strengthen them, for whatever reason.  I know that sounds horrible that some people have to go through horrible experiences in order to be stronger but sometimes it is needed.  Everything, in my opinion, happens for a reason. Take pride in the fact that you survived all that was thrown in your path and process it and make it all part of your solid foundation.  We all started as helpless infants dependent on others to survive.  Now it’s our turn to take pride in ourselves and rise above all that tried to keep us down.