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Go ahead, Momma. Tell me about your life. Tell me everything.

— Minka Kelly Tell Me Everything: A Memoir (2023)

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My childhood was colorful and chaotic, unstable and inconsistent, unpredictable and hard a lot of the times. But the silver lining is that it made me a very adaptable person.

One skill a child learns from having alcoholic or drug-dependent parents is to anticipate the needs of those around them. I learned to take care of everyone and make them happy, you before me at all costs, in an unconscious effort to control my environment or to feel needed so to feel worthy, and that doesn't translate into an authentic and trustful relationship.

Tell Me Everything: A Memoir (2023)

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