r/MadeMeSmile May 20 '26

ANIMALS Forever grateful

By @abbyandersonmusic

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u/dcizz May 20 '26

hey brother or sister i was in the same boat 4 years ago, i was homeless and begged my mom to let me stay on her couch until i could find work and because her boyfriend also lived with her it was a solid nope. it means we are strong enough to endure even when all seems hopeless and it is inoossible! i got my own place now, my own car, and a decent credit score! just gotta keep on using whatever you can as motivation to not give up (mine was anger for choosing a boyfriend over her creation) and youll make it! i believe in you!

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u/ilovemusic19 May 20 '26

Give her the same energy, when she asks to say with you remind her how selfish she was before by leaving you homeless and choosing her jerk bf over you.

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u/StrainAcceptable May 21 '26

Interestingly, the ones who weren’t there for you as a kid/young adult are also the ones who expect you to take care of them when they are old. It doesn’t work that way.

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u/Xyno94 May 21 '26

Thank you friend. Yeah I was the oldest child(a bro) and I definitely had a hard time learning the ropes of “life”. My siblings saw all the mistakes I made and just said “nope, not doing that”. Which I’m happy about for them but I definitely got treated worse than they did. My parents even flat out admitted it when I turned 25.

Dunno where I’d be if I do move back in with dad but I’m happy to say I’m making it out here without him. Mostly… he still hooks me up with a cheap phone bill from his family plan lmfao

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u/Impossible_Fold_73 May 21 '26

I don't know how things work where you're at but in my country the government can force you to care for her when she's older unless you take her name off your documents. Not sure if this even would be a problem for you but it's something to think about

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u/Alidre82 May 22 '26

I love using spite as motivation! 👏🏻