Ever sit around wondering what life would be like if something in your past had been completely different? I do.
I didn't have the happiest childhood, and to make a long story short, I had one parent who was both a workaholic and an alcoholic, and another who's been diagnosed with several mental illnesses. Needless to say, I didn't grow up to be the happiest person at the same time.
Despite that, I often wonder that if this had been different, what would change. Would I be a well adjusted person? Would I have not turned out to be a loner? Would I have not grown up to become artistically inclined?
That last one is the one that always sticks around. Most, if not all, of what I write is dark/depressing/violent, but it's always been a way to vent my own frustrations, and live vicariously, or just to express myself. I love my writings, and my work, so I'm not sure that I'd change my past if it meant changing that.
End or rambling. Peace.