Hello wantlove: I see this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral!  I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.  Your past need not define your future. Regardless of what happened to you in the past family, love & happiness can be in your future. Here are links to some articles, from PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of how to let go of past hurts:
https://psychcentral.com/blog/what-r...your-life-now/
https://psychcentral.com/blog/lettin...ful-over-time/
https://blogs.psychcentral.com/relat...-event-1-of-2/
https://blogs.psychcentral.com/relat...dium=popular17
https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to...nful-emotions/
https://psychcentral.com/blog/why-do...l-in-the-past/
My best wishes to you... 
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