From your posts today and other days, I think there were some similarities in the ways we were raised. That we both turned out to be ethical, capable of good trouble, and determined to think for ourselves is pretty fantastic.

While I never give myself the out that my poor decisions are the fault of my fundamentalist parents, I realize that they neglected to teach me some important lessons that I'm still learning. However, knowing they did their job poorly in some aspects, I take full responsibility and bear the full brunt of my own behaviors.