Damn[deleted] t1_ixm7m8p wrote
Mmm you are bringing back fond memories of children picking on me for my clothes being too small, never having new shoes, winterjacket dirty and a hand me down. It really wasn’t my fault my mother was a developmentally disabled drug addict who viewed her children as a catalyst for her failure & shortcomings rather than small humans to take care of. Or when a teacher had a talk with the class to be extra nice to me because our family had moved into a homeless shelter :)
It’s nice you are able to see the disparity though, it’s lost on a lot of people with good backgrounds, family, upbringings etc, they cant begin to imagine the misfortune some people are being subjected too, I’m glad I was able to take my life in its young adulthood to an opposite direction and not continue the cycle of poverty & pain.
Frirish11 t1_ixmhxzl wrote
I’m glad too! My Mom suffered from a very bad bout of mental illness when I turned 13, and I became the “Mother” of the family at a young age. Cooking, cleaning, and taking care of my Mom, basically. She was in and out of mental hospitals for years, until they finally got her on a decent combination of meds. I lost one brother to alcoholism 6 years ago, and I struggled with self-medicating myself for years, but after that, I began to take my health seriously. Still not perfect, but I’m not drinking myself blind and crawling into bed anymore. Legal mj helps, just need a little each night, and I don’t feel like drinking or get anxiety attacks. Good for you!
[deleted] t1_ixmnsa1 wrote
Sorry for your loss and happy to hear you’re on a better path now, great to hear you’re not hurting yourself anymore, wishing you well :)
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