I never saw the world as a scary place. I survived a childhood of fatherlessness and abuse by a mentally violent mother....molestation and poverty I joined the army right out of high school; married an abuser, got a divorce after 31 years; and there is much more, but I guess I was born with a free spirit standing up and talking back; I still see the world with wonder and hopel My life story won a scholarship and I started school at 60! I refused to let all of the abuse define who I was/am....When we educate ourselves, we can form good boundaires and not allow any abuse in our lives.