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It sounds like you've gone through a lot, and it's clear that childhood struggles can have a long-lasting impact. It's important to acknowledge that overcoming adversity in childhood can shape who we become as adults. It's also great that you're recognizing the resilience you've developed and how it has contributed to your personal growth. Remember that seeking support and understanding your experiences can help you navigate any lingering challenges from childhood struggles. If you need guidance or resources on how to process and cope with these experiences, it may be beneficial to reach out to a mental health professional or counselor for support.

Unlocking Happiness with Friends with Robert Mack

So it's interesting that you say this because when she asked you about the mentor , we , we're part of an organization , the Horatio Alger Association . And that um gives for these young kids who have come overcome incredible adversity . And the one thing that I think that I've noticed a lot of these kids have is a mentor , someone who believed in them , a counselor , an older brother , a family member , an uncle , an aunt or an uncle .

Unlocking Happiness with Friends with Robert Mack

I wanna say that thank God you're here and you made it to the other side . But all of those struggles you had , look at all the work you , you become , you , you made your whole education around it . Yeah , it's fascinating .

Unlocking Happiness with Friends with Robert Mack

Um and I believe I have it as an adult too . Like it's not , I know they say sometimes you can grow out of a DH D but I can tell my focus or the voices in my head or things like that I still struggle with as an adult and learning was hard for me . I had things backward .

Unlocking Happiness with Friends with Robert Mack

Very sort of skeptical pessimistic about life itself , you know , and , uh , I did pretty well in school . I had a great family , very healthy but as time went on and as I got better and better at school and like , you know , at sports , I just felt worse and worse for it . Yeah .

Unlocking Happiness with Friends with Robert Mack

But it's just as much , if not more a troublemaker , right ? So when a kid find problems , it will create new , new problems , all the you know , to solve . Well , I think our culture too with kids .