Question for the psych experts here: Given all the terrible things that Mary Trump

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4. I was raised in a severely dysfunctional family in the South

I was so messed up mentally that I just quit going to school at age 15- it wasn't a conscious decision to drop out, rather I just tuned out, and stayed home.

All during this- my sister got married (big wedding), and had a kid. No one noticed that I had not left my room in years.

I left home and took a job basically cleaning animal cages at a park.

I am now 56, married for the better part of 2 decades, and hold a double BS in religious studies and history, and a double masters in library and information science.

I work in a middle school and try to work with "tuned out students."

At some point- it's a decision for most people. Donald Trump had a chance-- much more of a chance than I did. He didn't have to live off 15 bucks a week for groceries. He had EVERY societal opportunity that money can buy.

He CHOSE.

There are some, particularly those born into extreme poverty, that I believe are lost at some point. Trump had a choice-- he could have left and gone to college in Europe easily.