Courage under fire

Over time your faith in them erodes, your dependence on them goes down, you stop bothering to make them understand, thinking so much time has passed why change them now or even expect them to change, you nod along. You don't want their opinions anymore in your life decisions...

You are just wanting and waiting to get away and get out but...

...but there comes a time when you see them gather up their rickety frames and stand up tall in the name of all that is good. They surprise you with something that you thought they would never grasp and come to terms with. It hits you that hey they "Once Were Warriors".

And in the end it makes you want to once again belong to the fold...