*rather sternly* You didn't get a good start in life. Your mother deserted you and your father could barely look after himself, much less you. You do not have to take the blame for everything, Glorfindel.
*clearly reining in his impatience (you are not a quick study when it comes to yourself, are you?)* You are speaking like someone with self-worth issues. You are speaking like Raphael Newman, not Glorfindel of Gondolin. You are speaking like someone who cannot let go of the wrong past.