" People make parenting out to be easy. It’s not. Just because you’re a parent doesn’t mean your flaws, your past, goes away. No, it stays with you. I know it’s hard to accept when you’re their child, but believe me, they’re trying their best. And that’s all a parent can do. Try their best. Remember, no one is perfect, even those that pretend they are. Just look at the life I lived. Eventually life gives everyone a good hard slap in the face. "
― Karina Halle , Dirty Souls (Sins Duet, #2)