The only man irl I’ve met who didn’t wash his ass because he thought it was gay … I found out was raped as a child.
The joke isn’t funny anymore. The number of men I’ve met who were raped as children by other men, is a lot higher than I think people realize. It’s traumatizing and there isn’t support.
My first Civ game was civilization revolution (xbox 360) back in the day and I loved it, though it didnt get addicted to it.
I bought Civ 6 with all the dlc’s last year on a steam sale for like, 7 bucks. I got 200 hours in… three months?
I played non stop for a good few months all I know. Haven’t touched it in a bit, but I love the civ games
No we aren’t as destructible as we think we are, are we? Ha.
I love that you have a fulfilling family today, it makes me smile knowing that it all came together for you
I’ve also found it very hard to relate to people my age because they usually have some sort of relationship with their family
Wow this hit home.
I remember in my early to mid 20s really really struggling with this too. It’s still tough today, albeit a bit easier to deal with, but it was such a stuggle especially in the young adult years. I wouldn’t even date a potential partner if they had good parents, because I felt some ways about it. I remember working retail, and basically having a fit inside one day because I over heard a teenage gril fighting with her mom about her mom buying her stuff. I never once went clothing shopping with my mom, or another woman and the girl was being so ungrateful. I pretty certain I cried in the bathroom for a time that day.
I don’t miss feeling that deep pain. Healing is such a good feeling. Therapy helps me a lot too. I still go on a regular basis to cope with stuff. Im glad you’ve that resource too <3
I love the happy ending. I hadn’t planned to have kids, but when I had my son it certainly grounded me in a way that having a child didn’t ground my own parents. I felt such urgency to make a good family/life for him.
I moved a lot too, which made it really hard to make and keep friends. I’ve never had a “group” for long growing up. Switching schools/homes/gaurdians so often really makes life hard.
It’s tough as a young person who doesn’t trust any adults, to get support from said adults. Im really glad to hear things turned out okay in the end for you!
My life wouldn’t be the same without the kindness of friends and strangers, second chances, and a sense of fierce and defiant optimism.
This is ao very true for me too. Thank you for sharing
I just finished rewatching “The Good Place” and can’t help but to think the Good Place Committee were written in a way to make fun of democrats.
It’s a pretty spot on representation.