Change My Mind

Meme for meme, but don't be afraid to really talk about it. It can change if you let it.

Wanna hear my life story?

Sure. I have a feeling I'm going to have to read it instead, but F*CK IT! Why not?

You willing to read my notes on the narrative, etc?

Yeah I’ll read your notes

Well, howdy there Sp33dy! Just needed to make sure I had MY shit together before sitting down with this. I won't lie, yours is not a story I would trade for.

But here is the secret: your story is just getting started. I can tell that you at best maybe half my age. THIS *waves hands figuratively* is only the start of your life. I can tell IT sucks, but you can overcome it all. Just the fact you still care enough about your mom and yourself to tell her such a hard truth.

Now, here's a hard truth for you: It doesn't sound like you know much of a thing about how these adults in your life came up themselves. Life's about A LOT more than just staying clean and going to school. And no one talks about sex being almost as troublesome as the drugs. It seems clear your mom never learned what love is, hence the bad men. Besides that, judgment isn't exactly your job. Your job is to learn and grow from what you've got. You'll need more. You'll need some good - and THAT is out there, too.

It's funny I got back to this now because I too had feelings today to destroy the world at first, but I've learned that anger just blinds me to the good things that are still there. So close your eyes, and imagine yourself being the dad you've never had. Learn what love is and save your life and energy for those who will love you back. As for your mom, don't wait for her to learn to do right by you, but don't ever give up on her totally, either. You never know: you might teach her some things about life along the way.

That was... thanks I needed that. Thank you. I don’t know what else to say

You're very welcome. I should also apologize somewhat for being so brutally blunt at first, but I've seen it before in all kinds of people, including myself. I consider myself well now, but I once needed a random hand up from the internet, so I pay it forward when I find people in need of kind words and healthier thoughts.but sometimes you must be assertive to get someone's attention, too.

It’s alright thanks

Alright soo the first part of the story. My mother, she was an A student she never got into drugs but she had 1 problem she was into crappy guys and she had been since she was 14 she got pregnant with me to an abusive drug addict the I was born when she was 20 my dad called his buddy to pick him up from the hospital and he was never there. He came to visit a few times I remember seeing him twice my mom met another guy when I was 1 they fell in love and got married 4 years later I now have 2 sisters my stepdad is also a porn watching drug addict he pulled himself together after 10 damn years and I had seen him doing drugs in our apartment so many times and I hadn’t told anyone he didn’t even know and he still doesn’t my mother and him fought all the time and I practically raised my sisters and I still do (there 6 and 3) a few months ago there was a huge fight and me my sisters and mother slept at my grandparents house my mother forgave this man and know I feel worse I was hopping they’d get a divorce and we could move on because on top of this guy being a douche canoe to me and my mother for years he acts sweet as pie when my mom is around and when she’s not around he’s and asshole to me and he favorites the 6 year old and still all he wants to do is make out with my mom and every time I hear my mom laugh with him or see her kiss or hug him I feel more alone and more angry that’s basically my life in a nutshell

I told my mother I had seen him doing drugs and vaping after this huge fight

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