My Fucked Up Childhood Made Me Independent

My parents ween't around a huge amount. By the time i was like 14 years old, they had already had three older kids. They almost treated me as if i was the oldest. And this meant that i could go out of the house for days upon end and not really tell anybody where i was. I would do whatever i wanted to do at a very, very young age. My parents both taught me what hard work was. If it wasn't for that, there is no doubt in my mind  that i would be where i am today.