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Until I went off to college in the city, I lived in a pretty dangerous hood in Baltimore with my single mom who had multiple jobs as a waitress, and a stripper at night (also provided escort services to some of her customers, and I slept in the bathtub when she did :/ ). When I was around 15, I cleaned windows & did yard work for a lot of my mom’s customers/clients to help with expenses. I could tell my mom hated her jobs, but she did what she had to, to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads. We stayed in a tiny one bedroom apartment, and my mom would come home at 3-4 am every night. Dad went to prison when I was young for assault, and I grew up around a lot of violence/drugs in general. Now I make okay money and I’ve brought my mom to the safer side of the city, but honestly I wouldn’t be where I am now without her hard work.

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Growing up without a father, do you plan to take any steps to alleviate that burden with other kids doing the same nowadays?

I ask because I grew up the same way, and although I'm not in a position that I can right now. I'd like to be.

How would you take advantage of what you've learned and know and tackle that, even if it's not something you want to pursue.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 1 year ago*

    This is something I’ve thought about for sure. Honestly I’m still not completely stable but once I am I will definitely try to.

    Side tangent sorta: I feel like my father being out of my life was much better than if he was still in my life. It’s one thing to have a father, and it’s another thing to have a good father.

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