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This is how we become our own brand or special blend of human. We take the virtues of those around us and bring them unto ourselves and resist the flaws that drag us down.

It's unfortunate you had to do more resisting than taking in, but I suppose the upside is that it made you a much stronger and more independent person overall.

There's two sides to everything, and I at least try and see things with a silver lining.