**Where is the line in taking responsibility for yourself and blaming others(parents, loved ones, etc) for reasons on why you act the way you do? ***

for me, the responsibility for myself came when the effects of the blame game got too much for me to handle...i sucked it up there and then. i couldn't live with it any longer. i might not be able to handle everything that comes my way now, but i sure am not blaming someone or something for it. i analyze it, think about whether or not i can do it and then act or retreat and figure something else out.