Great post! As the product of 2 alcoholic parents who referred to myself and my brother as 'the accidents', I can identify with those feelings of anger and inferiority. Put so eloquently by Philip Larkin......"They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another’s throats.
Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids yourself"
Haha. Ouch! Dat is dark. Well, I can appreciate it, but am certainly glad I did have one. It is kicking the BS out of me in all the best ways, and has taught me something beyond words. Cheers!
and he looks like a jolly little guy. You must be doing something right.