Being raised in an unstable household makes you understand that the world doesn't exist to accommodate you, which. … - Curtis Sittenfeld

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Curtis Sittenfeld

Being raised in an unstable household makes you understand that the world doesn't exist to accommodate you, which. . . is something a lot of people struggle to understand well into their adulthood. It makes you realize how quickly a situation can shift, how danger really is everywhere. But crises when the occur, do not catch you off guard; you have never believed you lived under a shelter of some essential benevolence. And an unstable childhood makes you appreciate calmness and not crave excitement.

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