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hunter

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34. He joined a gang, got killed. Happens every day.

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 10:17 AM

15 hrs ago

My mind went sideways in adolescence and young adulthood.

When I was 21 my parents had no idea where I was or what sorts of trouble I was getting into. I'd pretty much worn them out. They no longer had the energy or the financial resources to deal with my kind of crazy.

Fortunately I survived, albeit with some significant PTSD. Somehow I'd managed to avoid the worst sorts of human predators and self-destructive tendencies.

I'd started talking to my parents again by the time I was 25 but I never told them my worst stories.

That's probably why I'm not seeing any deep conspiracies here. Various sorts of mental illness were common in my family and we were very good at hiding them.

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One would think that would have Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #29

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Just don't threaten trmp's record of 34 felonies. He's rather proud of that. erronis 16 hrs ago #33

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He joined a gang, got killed. Happens every day. hunter 15 hrs ago #34

I totally get your story Polybius 11 hrs ago #36

Sort of like Lee Harvey Oswald. kskiska 10 hrs ago #37