Independent a strong word of a strong person.im aware to this cause I had it on my own experience.
I was born in phillipines and I am one of they called "pooriest people" my mother was parenting somebody's child while my father was working in construction site being labor.
I am the first child and I was 8 then I have 6 siblings hahaha..I experienced all they don't want to be..
Taking care them all for an 8 years old was hunt me until now that I have my own family .I remember how my parent kick me smack me until I almost die then cause I didn't cook a lunch for me and for them I was crying and begging while saying we don't have a rice I don't have money to buy some food and I carrying my sister then she is 8 months old way back..it shock them what was I told them that .my father shout and dropped me outside and call me foolish bastard ..
I'm crying but I promise to myself I stop crying by then and be strong everytime .
I loved my parents my brother and sister so I decided to back home when I wake up and realized I was slept on the jeepney all night and they don't care where I am what I am doing haven't I eaten...?
But it's fine with me saying I never done this to my own child.
I'm glad you broke that cycle with your own child.
Charity should abound in every home. :)