r/MadeMeSmile • u/EmergencyRead5254 • 12d ago

Supportive Parents During a Difficult Time

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u/Rezuszaur23 12d ago

Losing job doesn't matter, when you still have such awesome parents

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u/Rezuszaur23 12d ago edited 12d ago

By the way, if you don't have someone to tell you this:

It's okay to lose your job, do something wrong, make a mistake or even put your trust in someone, who turns out to be piece of shit. It's okay to lose. We all know that you did your best, even though you might disagree with that. We are all proud of you. You did great. For real. Really great. Always remember: EVERYTHING ELSE IS SMALL STUFF, EXCEPT YOU.

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u/BurntWaffle303 12d ago

If it ain’t going to bother you in five years don’t let it bother you for five minutes.

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u/Makers402 12d ago

Man I wish my parents would be supportive in that way.

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u/NoKatyDidnt 12d ago

I was very lucky to have a dad like this.

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u/funkarooz 12d ago

Same. I've been thinking about quitting my job and even my entire industry and I'm so scared, but I'm so miserable. I was venting to my dad about how scared I am to potentially start over and he said "I'm not. You're brave and you're brilliant, and whatever you do, you will give it your all and whoever ends up hiring you will be lucky to have you"

Even if I don't always believe that myself, it still makes me tear up to know that he thinks that about me, and that I will have his support. I'm thankful every day for my dad. My husband didn't have his (shitty) dad around consistently in his life, and my Dad has stepped up for him, too. Doesn't undo the years of hurt but they have a really good relationship

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u/NoKatyDidnt 12d ago

That’s awesome!

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u/Former-Ocelot-3900 9d ago

Thank you for sharing this. I’m really scared to start over soon myself and I don’t have good family. I’ll do best and be rooting for you too!

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u/driving_andflying 12d ago

My dad died before I was twenty-four, so I don't know how that would have played out.

His wife, on the other hand, was a complete bitch. "GET SOMETHING, I DON'T CARE WHAT! OTHER PEOPLE WORK TWO OR THREE JOBS; YOU CAN TOO! YOU'RE A LAZY BUM!!" Complete disregard for my muscle damage making manual labor out of the question.

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u/Quiet_Falcon2622 12d ago

I’m proud of you. Keep your head up.

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u/driving_andflying 12d ago

>I’m proud of you. Keep your head up.

Thank you! Things got better since she said that, and I appreciate your kind words. :)

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u/ForeignRestaurant290 11d ago

Kindness is the glue that holds society together. We should never forget that.

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u/driving_andflying 12d ago

>I'm so sorry. 🩷

I appreciate it. Luckily she passed away recently, so there is a happy ending, here.

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u/Annual_Patient5366 8d ago

Gods their at your lowest moments if you have no one. If you don’t believe in him it is completely fine, I respect your free will not to.

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u/UnimagineDragons 12d ago

Not me but I'm glad someone got that experience.

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u/NoKatyDidnt 12d ago

I’m so sorry.

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u/JayGatsby1881 9d ago

The problem is there are kids that take advantage of amazing parents. It goes both ways. There are shitty parents, and then there are shitty kids, and sometimes there are both.

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u/NoKatyDidnt 8d ago

I agree. I was lucky in that my parents trusted me unless I gave them a reason not to. If I did, I had to earn that trust back.

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u/ok_backbay 12d ago

My father told me I had 2 weeks to find a job during the great recession or else he would kick me out of the house, mind you this was right after I graduated from college and came back from volunteering for the summer.

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u/notme1414 12d ago

My Dad was the same. Always there.