Analogy of the Mentally Ill Child and the Father of Orphans

Analogies are great. One can go into so much detail using an analogy. Analogies can be particularly helpful when thinking about God. So here is one analogy I use at times when I think of the relationship between me and God.

God is like a person who goes out into the world, which is filled with orphans trying to survive on their own, and he offers these orphans a home and a family. God provides protection and nourishment to these orphans, but also allows them to leave home, if they so choose, and He still offers them a place at home if/when they decide to return. (Also, God deeply loves these orphans and is hurt when they leave, and worried about them).

I am one of those orphans who accepted God's offer. However, in the analogy, I am an orphan with mental problems. I'm prone to sudden pouts of extreme emotions. I'm also delusional at times, and have a hard time with reality/fantasy distinctions. I also have a patchy memory at times.