• binarytobis@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    My family was always open to anyone to visit as much as they wanted so my friends came over 95% of the time. Like the third time I visited one friend’s house his mom came in, looked at me, and gave a long sigh before saying “Again?”. She also made him stop what we were doing and immediately shampoo the carpet which his did nearly every day, I assume to get the smell of weed out.

    Most families I’ve witnessed were dysfunctional, but I didn’t notice until my twenties.

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      2 months ago

      Dude, that sucks. A lot of shit happens as a kid you don’t realize was not normal until your brain develops. My kids friends would be able to come over as much as theyd like too, open door policy.

      He’s also been told if he sees a kid at school not eating lunch to tell someone. Well send an extra lunch or extra money if necessary. This was long before this SNAP bullshit, been telling that since he started school.

      Thinking of the shit some kids go through thinking it’s normal breaks my heart the fastest. Second is animals.

      Do you see the man on the street

      Just fighting for a meal to eat

      You can write him off as a lunatic

      But it coulda been you or me

      Heavy Foot, Song by Mon Rovîa ‧ 2026