40 Harrowing Stories Of People Ruining Their Lives Over 1 Mistake

That's a sweet thing to hear. Thank you! I'm in my early 40s now, but as a teen my parents were very strict, possibly the strictest in all my friends and schoolmates even so, as a reckless teen, I feel there were times I barely survived after making stupid choices. Only in adulthood did I realize, that their rules were only there to keep me alive, not to stifle who I am. Thankfully they succeeded! I hate seeing others not make it, obviously. It's all so very, very sad 😔

You’re so welcome, and I also thank you for sharing this message with me, and everyone else here, your parents did great and you turned out great

Ah I should tell them huh. When My dad was dying of cancer sadly, we knew he had very little time left. He had stopped talking and could barely sit up. He was in hospice care. We brought my son, his only grandchild and best buddy in the world, to visit before it was too late. Anyway, I sat with him and held his hand. We were never vocally emotional people. Not a lot if I love yous, it was just known, right? But I knew I had one chance to tell him he'd been the best dad anyone could ever have. So I made sure to say it then. If anyone else here is ever in that situation, make sure you say something when you can. My dad never woke back up after that day. But I was able to tell him how much he meant to me, that he'd been the best dad a kid could have, and that I loved him. My sister never got the same chance, and that's sad. Don't wait to hug your loved ones!

I wish I could give this more upvotes, this is so wholesome, truthful, and bittersweet. Thank you so much for opening up. I can relate to this, with my own father. He died from cardiac arrest, brought on by kidney failure. He died right in front of me, my mother, and my 2 cousins who were up here visiting us. Although I didn’t get the chance to tell him while he was dying how much I loved him and how much he really meant to me, I made sure to make it a point to let him know for the weeks days and months leading up to his death. I can honestly say I sensed it was coming… Just didn’t expect to be AS soon as it was. Still haven’t fully got over his passing, and it’s been almost 2 years now which f***s me up all in itself. But I’m so glad I opened up to him and told him my feelings towards him, and showed him the love and affection he deserved while I had the chance to do so. It’s comforting in a way. But I do still have my regrets too, like your sister. My dad always wanted us to do things and there was alot of times, more times than there should’ve been, that I’d dismiss him because I was too busy on my phone or doing my own thing. That’s something I believe I’ll regret for the rest of my life…

Well parents just KNOW their kids love them. But I get it, there's a million more tines I could've spent more time with my dad. BUT, we knew the cancer was winning, we had lots of time to prepare. Still doesn't make it easier. Anyway, I'm glad you DID get that extra time with him at the end, made sure he knew u loved him. We did the same cuz we knew the days were counting down. I feel like I got lucky though, to sieze the chance to say it, out loud and direct. I should've done that more. I tell my mom a lot now. I know better. I hope everyone here takes the time to say it and show it before it's too late. Tony Tee, recovering from the loss takes time. My heart hurt every day for a year afterwards. I thought of nothing else. My baby boy was shattered too. At only 1.5 yrs old, He lost his best bro, his grampa. He still cries when he thinks about it. I hurt for years too. It's been like 8 years now. It's better now, it just takes time. I'm glad you showed him you loved him. ❤️ 💙 💜!!!

Weed can be very helpful, but it is far from harmless.

The lastest studies show that approximately 9% of long term cannabis users develop cannabis dependency and addiction problems. Cannabis smoking also causes a variety of lung disorders including emphesema - which is irreversible damage. Cannabis use in under 25s is strongly linked to the development of serious lifelong mental illnesses. It is now recognised that *any* level of alcohol use is damaging and carcinogenic. As for "natural", cyanide is "natural", so is strychnine and you don't want to be putting them in your body. If you're going to be so confident in your responses at least do your research.

You're welcome:) I tried a few brands and types but got tired of it quickly, lol! Took many years till I tried rum, & coconut is good. Schnapps too a little longer but has many flavors I liked. Had to quit because it all made me feel so shytti last couple times, only having a little!

Good for you for quitting, I admire that and you definitely made the right choice from the sound of it 👍🏻

@Zophra: That’s the drug I would rather you stick with 👍🏻 To hell with all that other s**t

He lives in Bristol, but he’s from Bulgaria.

I’m homeschooled. i started college in my freshman year of high school. Not all homeschoolers are bad or igrnorant.

@VeninTheNonBinaryRogue People love making blanket statements about specific groups they hate!

You’re lucky. Your parents must’ve been intelligent people. However, the people I know who decided to homeschool their kids barely managed to graduate high school, so how TF are they qualified to give their children a K - 12 education.

@Kathryn Baylis: You say "cheated out of a good education" but, that really comes down to the area you're in and what country you're in. If you are in the US and especially if you're stuck in an awful/poor school district you are definitely not guaranteed a "good education" in public school. I've known many of both these groups of people growing up and it's not hard to find that these 'uneducated homeschoolers' you refer to are on the exact same level as the public school uneducated kids. I get the point you're trying to make, but we can't ignore the major flaws in the public education system.

I was homeschooled and I was on the president’s list in a university that is widely recognized across the USA. That requires a 4.0, which I had almost every semester I was there. In many of my classes, I was making above 100s on assignments and exams due to extra credit. I often tutored my classmates in writing and English, as well as how to study and manage their time properly. I made Bs and As in nursing school and graduated with a BSN. Don’t bash homeschooling.

Oh, just copy and paste your rant about homeschooling from a few days ago, that should suffice. I don't know why you're so bitter and prejudiced, but you do you boo.

I've seen good and bad results from homeschool but one bad case was trying to help a college student with basic algebra, she was counting on her fingers and I was encouraging her to work on her math facts. She said math in homeschool was Jesus has 12 disciples and Judas betrayed Jesus, how many didn't betray him? They never got to basic algebra

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Well apart from helping Spain and Portugal choose the wrong name for beer, not much tbh