“Take the lessons that life showed you and use them to empower yourself. When the household’s authority, and that is you, develops positive and healthy relationships, those under their care will benefit. It will not happen overnight, and it will require consistent action on your part.”
learned behavior,
“Did you cook dinner and make sure the house was clean? Did you get your siblings to school and pick them up? You may have felt more competent than other people around you. So, when you assume responsibility for other people and their emotions and experiences, you do so, believing, consciously or subconsciously, that you are more qualified to do so. Does that make sense?”