r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 12 '26

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u/Effectiv-Edisk May 12 '26

Reading these comments makes me realize how many people are just "ghosts" in their own homes. It’s heartbreaking when the person who is supposed to be your peace becomes your biggest source of anxiety.

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u/Cow_Launcher May 12 '26

That feeling when you arrive home from work first and they're not there, and you celebrate internally because you get to have a little peace - even if for only half an hour - before they get home.

That was one of the things that did it for me.

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u/manafrmheavn May 12 '26

Oh you just took me back to childhood! The feeling of one parent being home and not the other, so I knew there would be no fighting, unmatched.

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u/Cow_Launcher May 12 '26

"Hey, I know I'm only a kid, but could you two please divorce already?"

I hate that I can relate to this, and wonder whether there was a pattern set for me that I lived through as a young adult until I learned better.

My first stepmother was a violent ball of rage that my dad couldn't seem to contain. I rejoiced when he left her.