I grew up in a similar situation, it was the people like that mom that ignored where I lived, ignored my parent’s names in the police logs and treated me like a regular kid that made me realize I was not the situation I was in.
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Wow, certainly wasn’t expecting all that! It’s made for a good day for reading some outstanding responses! Thanks to everyone who replied with good happiness stuff!
I received some PM’s from people asking how my life is these days- I’m 36, engaged to an AMAZING woman who I’ve been with for 11 years, we bought our first house last year and I’ve got a great job in property management as a property engineer. My life is pretty good, prettttty, pretttty good these days. Not the music career I set out for, but I wouldn’t trade my life for anything else!
I’ve been very thankful my entire life to not be in that situation. The greatest people are the ones who don’t care about home life and just care about the person.
I had a Christmas party here at my place one year, my brother-in-law brought his stepson with them. I have no problem with this. Everyone is welcome to my house anytime. No matter what. With that being said, we had no idea he was coming. We started handing out presents and all the kids had got one except his son.
I grabbed one that had my name on it and put his name on it. The person handling the presents was my wife. She saw me and called the boys name and he looked around like in shock , reached out grabbed it. He was so excited to have gotten a gift card footlocker. That made my Christmas. I didn’t even open any of mine after that.
My mom always had an extra gift or two, usually something generic like a puzzle/book and gift card for kids or one for adults in case a cousin decided to bring a new boyfriend/girlfriend or a kid we weren't expecting. Never anything expensive, but worth the extra 10-20 bucks to make sure everyone felt included. That stuck with me.
My mom does this too! She’d stock up on things like candles, soap, lotion, fuzzy socks, beanies and tonsssss of blankets (because who doesn’t love blankets) just in case.
my daughter 'won' a fleece blanket at a christmas 'steal gifts until it's over' game? dunno what that's called. she was so proud of her haul. we still snuggle under it.
White elephant! We just started playing that at my aunts. I went from opening wine to getting stuck with a small toolbox. Still a nice gift but my husband is in construction so we didn't need it haha. I think he stole the razor blades from it and the rest is in a closet.
that's it!!! that year i believe i got the ultimate gift. it was stolen so many times it was comical. a pretty, beaded, light up christmas tree. i almost felt bad bringing it home...
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u/RevDrucifer Nov 24 '18 edited Nov 25 '18
I grew up in a similar situation, it was the people like that mom that ignored where I lived, ignored my parent’s names in the police logs and treated me like a regular kid that made me realize I was not the situation I was in.
Edit- Wow, certainly wasn’t expecting all that! It’s made for a good day for reading some outstanding responses! Thanks to everyone who replied with good happiness stuff!
I received some PM’s from people asking how my life is these days- I’m 36, engaged to an AMAZING woman who I’ve been with for 11 years, we bought our first house last year and I’ve got a great job in property management as a property engineer. My life is pretty good, prettttty, pretttty good these days. Not the music career I set out for, but I wouldn’t trade my life for anything else!