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- My\u00a0mother used never to\u00a0want to\u00a0get out of\u00a0bed when\u00a0I was\u00a05, and she just kept saying she was sick. Finally,\u00a0my\u00a0stepdad took her to\u00a0a\u00a0hospital,\u00a0where she stayed for nearly a\u00a0month. I\u00a0thought it\u00a0was so\u00a0cool that her hospital let her do\u00a0arts and crafts all the time; plus, she got better and started doing arts and crafts with\u00a0me, too when she got home.I\u00a0remember telling her\u00a0I wished to\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0the hospital and draw all day.\u00a0She sat me\u00a0down and told me\u00a0that she hoped\u00a0I would never get sick like she did, but if\u00a0I\u00a0do, there\u2019s nothing wrong with needing help to\u00a0get better,\u00a0even if\u00a0you have to\u00a0go\u00a0somewhere for a\u00a0little while to\u00a0do\u00a0it.It\u00a0wasn\u2019t until\u00a0I was probably 13\u00a0that it\u00a0clicked that the hospital she had gone to\u00a0was a\u00a0mental health hospital when\u00a0I realized\u00a0I didn\u2019t want to\u00a0get out of\u00a0bed myself. But because of\u00a0her, I\u2019ve never felt shame about needing therapy when things are getting bad or\u00a0even just to\u00a0maintain a\u00a0healthy mindset.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0kenda1l\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- I\u00a0thought\u00a0everyone goes to\u00a0jail or\u00a0prison at\u00a0least once in\u00a0their life. It\u00a0was quite a\u00a0surprise to\u00a0me\u00a0when\u00a0I moved out to\u00a0the suburbs and met people who knew nothing about jail or\u00a0prison.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Doggo6893\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Had a\u00a0recurring\u00a0dream\/nightmare as\u00a0a\u00a0kid about a\u00a0shadowy figure that would come through the walls of\u00a0my\u00a0parents\u2019 room, but as\u00a0long as\u00a0I hid under the sheet\u00a0I used to\u00a0make a\u00a0fort with, I\u2019d be\u00a0safe. I\u00a0figured it\u00a0was just a\u00a0messed up\u00a0dream for years until\u00a0I found out from my\u00a0dad when\u00a0I got older that\u00a0some dude had broken into our house when\u00a0I was playing and tried to\u00a0snatch\u00a0me.\u00a0My\u00a0(8\u00a0months pregnant with my\u00a0sister at\u00a0the time) mum chased him out and down the road with a\u00a0metal pipe from the vacuum cleaner.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0FakeSchwarzenbach\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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- Three decades ago, when\u00a0I was 9\u00a0years old, my\u00a0father said he\u2019d won free\u00a0pizza\u00a0coupons, and he\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0massive stack of\u00a0these little business cards,\u00a0each for a\u00a0free large pizza. My\u00a0dad said we\u00a0had to\u00a0be\u00a0careful using them, though, so\u00a0we\u00a0would only use them occasionally.
\nI\u00a0remember my\u00a0dad sometimes making me\u00a0order the pizza and answering the door to\u00a0get the free pizza, even though\u00a0I was only 9.Looking back, I\u00a0realize my\u00a0dad worked for a\u00a0commercial printing company and was not an\u00a0upstanding citizen.\u00a0I\u2019m pretty sure he\u00a0didn\u2019t win those cards.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0shyblonde83\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n- \n
- My\u00a0cousin and\u00a0I were riding with my\u00a0grandmother somewhere when we\u00a0were still car seat age (I\u00a0think), and she got pulled over. She had a\u00a0warrant out for writing a\u00a0bad check or\u00a0something, so\u00a0the cop cuffed her and put her in\u00a0the back of\u00a0the police car. My\u00a0aunt had to\u00a0come to\u00a0pick\u00a0us up. We\u00a0thought it\u00a0was hilarious then, but\u00a0I can\u2019t believe\u00a0I witnessed my\u00a0grandma getting arrested.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Tayayayaylor\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Finding out that breaking a\u00a0cup or\u00a0spilling a\u00a0drink wasn\u2019t a\u00a0big deal was quite an\u00a0eye-opener. Watching my\u00a0girlfriend look at\u00a0me\u00a0like I\u2019m crazy while\u00a0I apologize for 20\u00a0minutes about dropping a\u00a0glass of\u00a0water\u00a0made me\u00a0reevaluate a\u00a0lot of\u00a0my\u00a0childhood.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0HELLFIRECHRIS\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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- My\u00a0dad got laid off from a\u00a0job, and we\u00a0started to\u00a0really struggle for a\u00a0year or\u00a0so. He\u00a0woke up\u00a0early every morning to\u00a0make breakfast for\u00a0us all before school and cleaned the house while doing side jobs so\u00a0we\u00a0would never know we\u00a0were struggling. He\u00a0couldn\u2019t get a\u00a0basic job because he\u00a0was \u201coverqualified.\u201d\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0tuckerb_2000\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- When I\u00a0was around 7\u00a0years old, I\u00a0would see my\u00a0father kiss women\u00a0I saw for the very first time. Since I\u00a0was used to\u00a0thinking that kissing passionately was just like a\u00a0normal kiss on\u00a0the cheek as\u00a0a\u00a0greeting, I\u00a0didn\u2019t care.\u00a0When my\u00a0father spotted me\u00a0while he\u00a0was kissing some woman, he\u00a0went up\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0and gave me\u00a0$20 for just standing there.\u00a0I\u00a0realized what he\u00a0was doing a\u00a0few years later and was immensely disappointed.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Lasok-Yt\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- My\u00a0grandma explained to\u00a0me\u00a0that she had a\u00a0miscarriage a\u00a0little while after her last child. At\u00a0around 9,\u00a0I\u00a0said it\u00a0was for the best because my\u00a0mom, aunt, and uncle were troublemakers, so\u00a0it\u00a0was better for her. She got furious at\u00a0me, and\u00a0I was so\u00a0confused then. I\u00a0didn\u2019t realize how messed up\u00a0it\u00a0actually was.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0wheresmyson**\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- When I\u00a0was around 7\u00a0years old, I\u00a0would see my\u00a0father kiss women\u00a0I saw for the very first time. Since I\u00a0was used to\u00a0thinking that kissing passionately was just like a\u00a0normal kiss on\u00a0the cheek as\u00a0a\u00a0greeting, I\u00a0didn\u2019t care.\u00a0When my\u00a0father spotted me\u00a0while he\u00a0was kissing some woman, he\u00a0went up\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0and gave me\u00a0$20 for just standing there.\u00a0I\u00a0realized what he\u00a0was doing a\u00a0few years later and was immensely disappointed.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Lasok-Yt\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- My\u00a0dad got laid off from a\u00a0job, and we\u00a0started to\u00a0really struggle for a\u00a0year or\u00a0so. He\u00a0woke up\u00a0early every morning to\u00a0make breakfast for\u00a0us all before school and cleaned the house while doing side jobs so\u00a0we\u00a0would never know we\u00a0were struggling. He\u00a0couldn\u2019t get a\u00a0basic job because he\u00a0was \u201coverqualified.\u201d\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0tuckerb_2000\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Finding out that breaking a\u00a0cup or\u00a0spilling a\u00a0drink wasn\u2019t a\u00a0big deal was quite an\u00a0eye-opener. Watching my\u00a0girlfriend look at\u00a0me\u00a0like I\u2019m crazy while\u00a0I apologize for 20\u00a0minutes about dropping a\u00a0glass of\u00a0water\u00a0made me\u00a0reevaluate a\u00a0lot of\u00a0my\u00a0childhood.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0HELLFIRECHRIS\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- My\u00a0cousin and\u00a0I were riding with my\u00a0grandmother somewhere when we\u00a0were still car seat age (I\u00a0think), and she got pulled over. She had a\u00a0warrant out for writing a\u00a0bad check or\u00a0something, so\u00a0the cop cuffed her and put her in\u00a0the back of\u00a0the police car. My\u00a0aunt had to\u00a0come to\u00a0pick\u00a0us up. We\u00a0thought it\u00a0was hilarious then, but\u00a0I can\u2019t believe\u00a0I witnessed my\u00a0grandma getting arrested.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Tayayayaylor\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Three decades ago, when\u00a0I was 9\u00a0years old, my\u00a0father said he\u2019d won free\u00a0pizza\u00a0coupons, and he\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0massive stack of\u00a0these little business cards,\u00a0each for a\u00a0free large pizza. My\u00a0dad said we\u00a0had to\u00a0be\u00a0careful using them, though, so\u00a0we\u00a0would only use them occasionally.
- Had a\u00a0recurring\u00a0dream\/nightmare as\u00a0a\u00a0kid about a\u00a0shadowy figure that would come through the walls of\u00a0my\u00a0parents\u2019 room, but as\u00a0long as\u00a0I hid under the sheet\u00a0I used to\u00a0make a\u00a0fort with, I\u2019d be\u00a0safe. I\u00a0figured it\u00a0was just a\u00a0messed up\u00a0dream for years until\u00a0I found out from my\u00a0dad when\u00a0I got older that\u00a0some dude had broken into our house when\u00a0I was playing and tried to\u00a0snatch\u00a0me.\u00a0My\u00a0(8\u00a0months pregnant with my\u00a0sister at\u00a0the time) mum chased him out and down the road with a\u00a0metal pipe from the vacuum cleaner.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0FakeSchwarzenbach\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- I\u00a0thought\u00a0everyone goes to\u00a0jail or\u00a0prison at\u00a0least once in\u00a0their life. It\u00a0was quite a\u00a0surprise to\u00a0me\u00a0when\u00a0I moved out to\u00a0the suburbs and met people who knew nothing about jail or\u00a0prison.\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0Doggo6893\u00a0\/ Reddit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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