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What are some depressing realizations or positive benefits about life you've learned growing up? (piefed.social)
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[–] 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

For many people the only thing worse than having no family is having family.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    When your family does nothing but put you down because they're still living in an idyllic 1950's fantasy world where all your issues mean you're just not working hard enough, it can make you want to off yourself. Especially when that same family clearly didn't budget well and is financially fucked themselves because they were living beyond their means and yet they get angry at you because you asked for help for buying fucking $5 of soap that one time you were really bad off.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Lisa was an older friend who had early onset Alzheimer's. When her memory problems got severe her sister asked for a loan and my friend pulled thousands out of her 401k.

    The sister realized that Lisa could not remember giving her the loan after a few weeks, (much less remember to ask it be repaid) and came back asked for loans eleven more times. Lisa's 401K was almost completely drained and she was left with a huge tax bill that finished it off. She ended up on Medicaid the last years of her life.

    May the sister rot in hell.

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