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“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Here’s a rhyme we all grew up hearing and trying to embody. But as we realize, some words cut through like a knife and leave a lasting scar that may or may not heal through time and multiple therapy sessions.

It’s likely why this question recently made the rounds on Reddit: “What's the most hurtful thing someone has ever said to you?” People reopened deep wounds – some from decades ago – by sharing the harshest words they received from strangers, parents, siblings, and significant others. 

These stories are sad and difficult to read—however, they also reflect resilience through mental struggles, which is admirable in itself. 

#1

“I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them My dad once said he wished he was working late the night I was conceived.

I told him mom said he was.

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PeePeePooPoo
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oooooooooooooooof! BURRRNNNNN! Way to go!

Rayne OfSalt
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went from "damn, dude" to "daaaaaaaaaaaaamn! dude!" in a heartbeat

lovemy suffolk
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great response in the face of such hurtful words.

Riley Quinn
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know my mother wished she'd worked late the night I was conceived.

Maureen Rouse
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry to say this but your dad was a jerk!

EJN
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good reply to a nasty old man.

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    #2

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them I have a daughter with an extremely complicated illness. Almost lost her to it twice when she was almost 3 and again 6 months later. In-between, this was 15 years ago, I broke down and wept, being so worried about her and also how distant my wife had become from me as well. After I settled down my wife told me that me crying like that had made me less attractive.

    My daughter is very stable now and I've been divorced for several years.

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    Spencer's slave no longer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strong men cry. Strong men show true emotions regardless of anyone who says "only weak men cry".

    Agat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does it even mean "strong men" or "weak men"? If it's about the physical strength I get it but here? It's just another form of word salad...

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    Libstak
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your ex wife is a cold-hearted biatch. She is in the minority, most women would be very pleased to have a partner who felt deeply and shared their emotions.

    Space Invader
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, I feel closer to someone when that person cries around me. Because it's a sign of trust. (Provided I'm not the cause, of course)

    Vinnie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was the cause of my husband crying once. I asked him what was the matter, he told me, and I changed a bad habit. I'm glad he was able to tell me why he was unhappy.

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    Adam Chang
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hurtful and stupid thing to say.

    Leslie B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always believed it takes more strength to cry than to keep it in. Why crying is considered weakness I have no idea

    KillerKiwi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah how weak to cry when your child is dying 🙄

    Yoga Kitty
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So she's attracted by emotionless, cold-hearted men without empathy and love? A rather strange kink, if you ask me...

    Jason Kennith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could cry. Growing up, my dad would hit me anytime I cried. Not a slap, a full on punch. It is now physically impossible for me to cry. I will never treat my future wife and kids like that.

    Tonyah Mcanelly
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your human with emotions and feelings not a friggin robot that has no emotions or feeling

    Hill Branda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Human beings who have a soul cry. Period.

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    #3

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them When I was about 7, one of the kids in my class was teasing me because “you have a fat mum”. I was so upset that someone could say something hurtful about the best person in my world. I convinced myself that they must just be jealous because getting cuddles from someone skinny must be difficult because of their pointy elbows, whereas cuddles from my mum where like cuddling an amazing powdery smelling cloud. They still are.

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    Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love this. All words describing having overweight (it's a disease, you have it like heart disease, it does not define you) have such negative connotations, except for zaftig which means pleasantly plump. OP knew her mum's zaftig was a superpower!

    csaclint
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a very overweight person(6' tall, 315lbs), it is not(with very rare exceptions) a disease. It is an expected consequence of poor choices.

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    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember the lady who looked after us after school so well because, to me, she was the epitome of motherliness. (When I hear the song "Ladies of the Canyon" by Joni Mitchell, she's Annie.) I remember her singing and dancing while she hoovered, loving and moving her lovely round bum with the music as she went. My mum would water down all of our food to the point of it being inedible because she had an eating disorder (which I only realised much later in life). She taught us to hate our bodies and see them as failures, unlike Mrs B. On the down side, Mrs B had to pick me up from primary school once because I threw up and the first thing she said was "Do you fancy a biscuit? I'll make some!" - appreciated but not what my stomach needed at that point ;-)

    Philly Bob Squires
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love cuddles from powdery, fluffy clouds. Can't have the powdery fluffy mom cloud anymore but the powdery fluffy wife cloud is doing just fine!

    Kalikima
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really, really hope when that insult comes my sons way (as it will, I'm too fat for it not to) that his thoughts go the way this person's did, instead of being ashamed of me.

    Lululoohoo
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    1 year ago

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    Come on people - let's not try to normalize & say being fat is not a choice. It absolutely is. Food choices & choosing not to exercise is a CHOICE. Can't afford the gym? no problem, go outside and walk, use youtube to find exercises that can be done without weights & without a membership to somewhere. A head of lettuce to make a salad with cucumbers, baby tomatoes, shredded carrots & whatever other prepped veggies can absolutely be done cheap. Promise you its cheaper than buying bags of chips.

    Kalikima
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excuse me, but I'm fat cuz I have a metabolic disorder that causes me to gain weight. I've even had gastric bypass. I was skinny for all of 8 years. I was even a size 6 for 2 of them! But I gained some weight back, then more, then I got pregnant and actually lost a bunch (thanks morning sickness!) Then after that I gained it all back and more. Now I'm almost as big as I was when I had the surgery. But since I've had the surgery, my stomach is still the size of an egg, and I still have all the dietary restrictions I had after the surgery. Which means I probably eat less and better than the fittest model or even YOU. But I gain the weight anyways. So please, tell ME to put down the chips, something I haven't ate in 2 decades.

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    #4

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them Locked in the bathroom, naked.

    "Just look at you! You're fat and ugly. Nobody will ever love you the way I do." - ex-husband

    He was right, I married someone who does love me, just not the way he 'loved' me. Thank God.

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    SheamusFanFrom1987
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only one ugly person I see here, and it ain't OP.

    BrownEyedGrrrl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My ex-husband said those exact words to me. I was 8 months pregnant, fell in the shower, and he had to help me up. He had the most disgusted look on his face.

    Yoga Kitty
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad to hear he's an "ex" now - congratulations!

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    Montanavanna
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a friend whose boyfriend would take her up in the woods, make her strip nakedness then berate her for hours about her appearance. She was new to our friend group. Once we all found this out we would publicly shame him ( this was a tiny town so public shaming is effective). He found himself on the business end of a bat by my very small female friend when he tried to collect his lady from her house. He finally left town and she was able to move on.

    Nannychachi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My ex said, "You're fat and you have 4 kids. No one will want you." Well, Skippy. Wrong. And he's still wanting me after 23 years. Oh, I'm not fat anymore, either. Turns out that I ate because I was miserable. Haven't been miserable in those 23 years, either.

    Kare Deter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have no idea why you were downvoted here, but I gave you an up to get rid of it and again, am happy this is another ex. I feel sorry for the women who wind up with these despicable excuses for men.

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    Space Invader
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can only hoped nobody ever gets loved "the way he does".

    90HD
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The locked naked in the bathroom part is what really concerns me

    EJN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ex's love = abuse. Glad you got rid of him and found a good person.

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    #5

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them When I was younger, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. My siblings and I shaved our heads to support her. This kid told me that “he hopes my mom dies” and that I looked like I was in the holocaust. She has been cancer free for 13 years, but f**k that kid.

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    Jennifer Smith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I allowed to be a little sad my husband didn’t cut his long hair when I had to shave my head during chemo? I know he didn’t have to but I thought he would in support. I finished chemo in June and have some hair but I can’t help but be a little jealous of his long hair. 😔

    Clarissa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's totally ok and normal to be jealous of his long hair. It's not ok to be resentful that he didn't cut/shave his head. How would that have helped your hair or lack thereof? How would that have helped your self esteem? And yes, I have been there, chemo no hair etc. it's hard but a bald husband would not have changed a thing.

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    Blondie23
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People talk about how cruel kids can be... but they forget that kid's are not born that way. It's taught to them by their parents. That kid's parents must be the worst kind of people!

    Jessie
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not everything kids do is because of their parents, some kids just do bad things out of stupidity or are cruel for no particular reason.

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    Graeme
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids can say some very hurtful things

    90HD
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that kid was active on Xbox live chats from 2009-2019

    EJN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only people who comment in such a way are those who have no compassion and decency. That nasty kid is probably a nasty adult from a nasty family where he learned how to be nasty. BTW Congratulations to your Mom and the entire family for beating cancer!!!

    Agnetha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of the reasons I don't like children.

    Katie Allen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    two jerks I didn't even know went on my blog and said it was "good" that my father had a heart attack.

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    going through cancer myself rn, and i agree. f**k that little brat. I sincerely hope some kind of karma hit him and made him grow into a better adult because wtf. Anyway, congrats to OP's mother! <3

    KillerKiwi
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    1 year ago

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    I would have ripped his hair out. You know, so that we all match. 🤗

    Slowdown
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, sick and entitled. That's a great combination.

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    #6

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them I had struggled with infertility for years. At my dad's funeral my step sister said "I bet you feel bad that you never gave him any grandkids."

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    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apart from everything else: who TF still thinks that women are obliged to "give" anyone grandkids? WE. ARE. NO. BREEDING. MARES. FFS!

    Space Invader
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In addition to that: We don't "give" someone kids. They're human beings, not objects.

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    Disgruntled Pelican
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently had a partial hysterectomy due to medical issues at 31 and my parents absolutely BERATE anyone who says "oh, it's so sad she hasn't given you grandkids yet."

    Scott Rackley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, how long was your step sister unconscious?

    Sunny Day
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should have replied: "He was ok with not having grandkids. He was afraid they'd turn out like you."

    Blondie23
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    man... screw your step sister.... she sounds like a trash human being!

    Leslie B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've not been able to have children due to medical issues for myself and my husband, my parents never made me feel bad for it. My brother didn't either which is surprising given his narcissistic personality

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "No... because I wouldn't want to expose my children to such a hateful person as yourself. "

    Rayne OfSalt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Step-sister should have been slugged in the mouth for that.

    Captive
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You ever wanted to puke on someone via internet?

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    #7

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them “It’s a boy or it’s abortion. I’m not raising a daughter.” I miscarried two days later.

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    TruthoftheHeart
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The miscarriage was a sign to leave and not procreate with that f****r

    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, guy, we can imagine why. You knew what you'd do to a helpless girl you had total control over.

    Floeckchen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats exactly why in a lot of countries doctors aren't allowed to reveal a fetus' gender until the abortion period is due

    Bobert Robertson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a girl dad it's one of the two best things in my life. That and being a boy dad. They're equally awesome.

    S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you seen those videos for a gender reveal where the dad walks off when it's a pink puff of smoke or whatever? Awful. All I cared was is the kid ok, are they healthy. If they want a boy so bad adopt, or just get a friend as that's what they actually want.

    Kare Deter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some men want a 'mini me'. My ex husband thought that was what he wanted until his daughter was born and he was over the moon in love at first sight.

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    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was on birth control pills, but got pregnant anyway. My boyfriend said, "Well, now I guess I HAVE to marry you". Completely ruined our relationship. I miscarried the following week and moved out a week after that.

    Storm Rise
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This cretin is an absolute pustule! Get rid of him fast!

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    #8

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them I had a theatre teacher/“director” pull me aside after a show that I totally spaced a queue/line (it honestly was a super insignificant line, and the other actor improvised very well) and she straight up told me:

    “Putting you in this show was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made. You’re a disappointment”

    She got fired 2 years later and went to jail for a couple of years for banging my best friend's cousin who was a 15-year-old student.

    I wonder if putting me in a play with one line was the biggest mistake she’s ever made.

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    KillerKiwi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Banging a 15 year year old? You spelled rape wrong.

    Rebecca Surette
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a big enough ladydog to have written her, saying, "STILL think I was your biggest mistake?"

    Apatheist Account2
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does "totally spaced" actually mean? Took too long to say it?

    Papa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I assume it means OP had a momentary mental "hiccup" and couldn't remember the line.

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would have made more sense initially if the author knew the difference between "cue" and "queue".

    #9

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them "All I ever asked for was a son. You’re useless."

    This was my dad to me. I’m the youngest kid - all girls. I was his last chance at a boy, so I failed at life the moment I was born. He never forgave me for not being the son he always wanted. That being said, I never forgave him for being an awful person, so I guess we were even ROFL. He died almost 30 years ago. Ta ta, m**********r….

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Given gender is dictated by the sperm, and he provided the sperm... I'd say this one is on him.

    Space Invader
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "It's not my fault your Y-Chromosomes are that pathetic!"

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    Tempest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My paternal grandfather hated his youngest son from birth cause he wanted a daughter. He had 1 daughter with 4 more sons and was hoping the last kid would be another daughter. He then spent the rest of his life spoiling that one daughter, even buying a house in her name when she was still a child. My dad and his brothers pretty much had to make it on their own. They never hated their sister cause she was such a lovely person. That youngest son is the most successful out of all the siblings now.

    Beak Hookage
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank goodness the spoiling didn't turn her into a brat.

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    _-DungeonKeeper-_
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of a joke. "I jist noticed that my birth certificate has an F. How the hell did I fail being born?" (The F stands for female, but the speaker in this case thinks it's a grade)

    Jason Kennith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's this thing called adoption. Anyone heard of it?😆

    Lena Flising
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He has only his own swimmers to blame for no boys. The girlie ones swam the fastest.

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "all I ever asked was for a decent human being for a dad. You failed. "

    KnightOOwl
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like my mum. Growing up she always talked about only ever wanting a son, she said she'd have as many kids as necessary until she got her precious son. Luckily she only had 4 girls before she had her golden boy, she never gave a damn about her daughters and our lives were full of abuse and neglect whereas her precious little boy was spoilt rotten and given everything he ever wanted. By the time he was a teenager he was awful; lazy, spoilt, entitled, treated everyone around him terribly, he was also extremely overweight and incredibly unhealthy. (He was literally so lazy that he would regularly go to the bathroom in his bed rather than get up during the night to use the bathroom!) Me and my sisters have been NC with both our mum and brother for more than 25yrs, last I heard he was still just as awful, he's now 35 and has never had a job or a relationship and has no friends or life outside of online gaming.

    R Ferreira
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my grandpas tried to have a son. He had four daughters, but, as far as I know, he never said something like that to my mother and aunts.

    Papa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure he didn't express any disappointment to his daughters. It takes a real monster to even tell a child that they were disappointed about something the child couldn't control, much less to actively mistreat the child because of it.

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    Lsai Aeon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had almost the same problem. Except I was adopted, parents wanted a boy, but didn't check the box in the adoption application stating they wanted a boy, then took my lack of a penis out on me

    Laura Park
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He obviously failed as a father and failed biology. What a fool.

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    #10

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them My mum once said to me "I love you, you're my daughter. But I don't like you. I would never seek you out as a friend." I was 21 and it was 40 years ago. I will never get over that, it hurt so much.

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    Yayheterogeneity
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's harsh but has some truth to it. I guess it followed something that happened between the two that didn't make the mother really happy. And I hope the daughter could distance herself from this at some point. We don't choose our relatives.

    Spencer's slave no longer
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've told my sons, at some point, when they were old enough to understand, why I said " I love you dearly, I just don't like you right now". The "right now" is important. I can count on one hand the number of times I said that. For me, I love both of them unconditionally but I don't have to like them 100% of the time. They're adults and know why I've said that. Sometimes they just need a nudge about their behaviour or attitude and time to think about what they said or did.

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    Alexia
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother cursed me. When I was still a teenager, we had an argument, and she could not explain why she had behaved so mean to me. So, she started making big crosses over her face, calling God and wishing me to have a healthy life AND to be hurt, humiliated, insulted and let down to the same extent she had been by my father and grandparents. I never got over that.

    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry you had a nutjob for a mother. Because that's what this is. Doesn't matter if one is religious or not, eiither way it's f****d up. I hope you have a lovely life with the usual ups and downs.

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    zububonsai
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those cuts are the deepest, uff. Once a girl confided in me, quite devastated (as an older female person she knew from a spare time fun activity) "My mom has 4 kids from three fathers. She once told me I had inherited the bad character of my dad." 😳. I'm a professional trained teacher and have a lot of extra training in working with disadvantaged kids/youth and traumatized people and people living in challenging conditions.... and this left me speechless. Nodding, comforting, pointing out greener social pastures (introducing the concept of "found family" to her), distracting and empowering her with the fun sport I teach... But in the end of the day I still have a contempt for that "mother" and a lot of pity for the girl. I cannot forgive the mother 🤬.

    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel that girl. Whenever I stood up for myself as a kid, my birther told me that I was "egoistic, just as your father". Mark you, that's the man I saw beat her and my brother. She called an 8 year old a monster for not being her doormat.

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    Amelia Jade
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom said this to me all the time, starting at an early age. As I've said before, her saying she loves me means absolutely nothing when followed up by such hurtful words. How can you possibly love someone that you don't even like. It doesn't work like that. But she no longer has to worry about it because we're 100% no contact.

    Yayheterogeneity
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can never say something like that to a child and I am very sorry your mom did that to you. The op here was 21 and I think that's different then.

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    Nikki van Reenen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is harsh to say and to hear. I know that if my mom wasn't my mom, I wouldn't be friends with her.

    ILoveMySon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son is one of my favorite people. I genuinely like him. I can't imagine the pain of OP.

    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure it's because of my f****d-up upbringing, but to me that sounds **nice**: we can't choose what kind of people we like. Mom had a daughter who is of a kind that's just not what she likes AND SHE STILL LOVES HER! It's easy to love what we already like, this Mom loves who she's normally not interested in. Doesn't mean it wasn't hurtful for the daughter to hear.

    Shortstuff
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can love a relative, but you don't have to like the person they are.

    EJN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes this turns out to be true, but it is heartless for a parent to say that to a child.

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    #11

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them “I can’t love you anymore. I don’t want to go to hell, like you.” My mom, after I came out. My dad agreed. Nothings ever been the same since.

    Every day is a struggle to stay alive.

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    Yayheterogeneity
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What trauma religion can cause... She sounds deathly afraid. Religion should be freeing, not caging people in traumatizing behaviours.

    Jana Spreemann
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well if I remember correctly, God and christ teach to be loving, compassionate and friendly. So. Those parents already are in hell.

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    TruthoftheHeart
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No hate like Christian "love". Religion has no place on our planet it's all just hateful and controlling

    bbgorilla
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know these come from reddit but I just want to say that I love you babe. FCK THEM. You are better off without them ❤️

    Liliauna Whitlock [STUDENT]
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is what I'm scared of happening one day. I know it won't be from my parents, and probably not from my grandma, but still I've gotten lucky making friends with other lesbian people and I still don't really talk about me being gay around my straight friends. Sometimes, like now, I forget which of my straight friends know and which don't. But I'm still open enough to have the watch that only I or my parents look at have some sort of LGBTQ+ in it. (btw, if your wondering why my parents still look at my watch, it's because I'm still in school. And for some weird reason I feel like people on here are going to tease me about it. idk)

    Disgruntled Pelican
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they don't accept you for being your true, authentic self, they are not your friends. I am here if you do ever need someone. You are not alone and no one here will tease you because your parents are looking at your watch. My hope is that they are just being protective of you. Sending you hugs ❤️

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    Gracie Mae
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    toxic parents should not control your outlook. you are who you are, so live your best life and cut them out of it. you didn't choose your parents, so why should it be a big deal to distance yourself from them. they are the losers

    Kare Deter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love my son with all my heart. The sun rises and sets on him. My son is gay. His coming out to us was a total non-event since we'd known since he was younger. He formally sat us down to make the announcement and our response was "we already knew" the poor kid was so relieved and I actually felt bad that he was so nervous and anxiety ridden. I don't get this at ALL - its not normal for hetero children to tell their parents, so why do homo children need to? This all needs to be normalized and not judged. Every individual is different in some way and it's OK. People who don't think it is or condemn them for being who they are, need to be removed from breathing my oxygen. Violently. I wish there were something I could do to help the OP directly.

    Lulabelle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love you. Live a good life my friend x

    Key Lime
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could be your Mum and love you like you deserve.

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    #12

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them My first kid has Down Syndrome. Some lady at work asked me when I was pregnant for number two if I would do prenatal testing this time around so I could get rid of it if it turns out like the first one. Exact words. Geez, I hated her.

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    Yayheterogeneity
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is worth hating. I hate her, too.

    cerinamroth
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And me! A girl I knew from school had Down syndrome and she was the sweetest person I have ever known. Kind to a fault, patient and interested in other people. Unlike this awful, rude specimen.

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    Robert Trebor
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never met anyone with Down Syndrome who wasn't sweet and lovable.

    Dusty's mom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Report her to HR, or a boss, if you can. That's hateful!

    Nannychachi
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 16 month old grandson has Downs. He's learned to crawl this month! Yay!! He says mama, dada, Nan (for me), loves to hear music and sing. He's perfect. My word. This family loves that little boy. He's getting a baby brother or sister in May. Another DS? We don't care. We'll take whatever we're entrusted with.

    cerinamroth
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amen. I didn't take a test for Down's syndrome and I didn't find out the sex of the baby because I thought: we'll get what we get and we'll be happy if he or she is healthy and human.

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "too bad there isn't testing for c u n t i n e s s "

    Illifred
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't call this monster a lady!

    Blondie23
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got pregnant at 30 and had someone tell me that I should get the testing done because the chances of having a down syndrome kid increases after 30. I said no thanks... however this kid comes out is fine with me. I couldn't believe that was their focus. This person also got pregnant at 30 and she had the testing and was prepared to abort at 5 months if the test came back positive... like wow!

    EJN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was pregnant with my first child at 42. I had ultrasounds but no genetic testing. I knew that after many miscarriages, I could never opt for stopping the pregnancy unless it was a matter of life and death. My daughter had the umbilical cord around her neck, but otherwise was well at birth when I was almost 43.

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    90HD
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The nerve of people to say things like that. I don't like even giving constructive feedback, I could never say that to a person.

    Ravioli
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You people are insane. Nowadays it's just regular standard procedure to do at 2 months pregnant the DNA prenatal scan to check for the most common diseases and whatever runs in the family. It's quite normal to abort down syndrome babies. You can lie through your teeth on the internet but you know you would rather never be born that been born with down syndrome, you nutsos.

    Rosecat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister missed the appointment that would show if her son had down's syndrome, and the person who called her about it asked her angrily "Do you wanna have a r*** baby???"

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    #13

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them A teacher told me that with my poor handwriting, I should be working for a trash or waste disposal company.

    I took that comment and ended up receiving consistent tutoring for my penmanship and reading comprehension, and I’m now an English/Language Arts teacher.

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    ILoveMySon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Success being the best revenge.

    Dave In MD
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A garbage man more than likely makes more than that teacher did.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's wrong with working for a waste disposal company?

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She has it all wrong... hard-to-read handwriting means you're a DOCTOR. :-D

    TheElderNom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what my teacher's told me, with my horrible handwriting I was already halfway to becoming a doctor.

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    B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had my sons teacher in 2nd grade tell us he better get used to a menial job as he would not amount to anything. I was in m y early 20's as I was a teen mom & she definitely looked down on me. We moved so he could go to a different school. He is now in his 30's and making 6 figures & has traveled the world on business. She is probably dead by now but F her.

    Ash
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1. I thought the stereotype was that doctors have poor handwriting? 2. Garbage disposal workers get paid REALLY WELL. Being one is not a bad thing!!

    שני מוריק
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or mabey person like that can be a doctor

    Shortstuff
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My art teacher at college, told me I was hopeless and would be useless in anything to do with art. I founded an art collective with 40 members, and over 20 years, I sold 158 paintings before I retired.

    DarcyRose
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My partner is brilliant. He works in waste management. Why is that considered demeaning work? People work to survive. Bitterly disappointed in this comment

    Shortstuff
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Essential worker. In a crisis we can't do without, unlike some other professions.

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    Sunny Day
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a mid-20s teacher in HS. He said when he was in school, the teachers told him he was a failure and would never amount to anything. So he became a teacher in the same school district. All so he could run into his old teachers and go "Hey, look at me! I'm a failure and a nothing - just like you."

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    #14

    To this day, they do not realize how hurtful what they said to me was or how it impacted my whole life. "It was just luck." When I fixed a stereo system my dad was trying to fix. It wasn't luck...but from that point on I felt so stupid. I quit school in the 6th grade and was self taught on everything so that made it worse.

    I went to college and got an Associate's. Now, 15 years later, I'm returning to college at 35 to get an (unrelated) bachelor's degree. I start in September. I am not stupid and it's not just luck...

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    SheamusFanFrom1987
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luck is only 1%. The rest is what you make of the situation and how it shapes you.

    Beak Hookage
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Telling a child they're stupid, and especially if you do it repeatedly, is incredibly damaging. I was repeatedly called stupid as a child, and that mentality of "I am a dumbass" stuck to me like flies on s**t for decades, even though I ultimately obtained multiple degrees.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly this stuff does sink in, even the non toxic ones. My mother told me I'd never be able to make pastry (hot heavy hands). So I didn't even try until I was in my 30s, how stupid is that? Of both of us.

    Sunny Day
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read something about this a while ago. When a woman golfer made an amazing shot, it was "luck". When a male golfer made an amazing shot, it was "skill".

    Lyoness
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luck is the the intersection between opportunity and preparation. In other words, you make your own luck. And you are NOT stupid.

    Dusty's mom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sound very intelligent. Kudos for taking control of your life!

    Clarissa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You rock! You can totally do this. I went to nursing school at 40.

    Caroline Overill
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You do realise your dad said that because dads are supposed to fix everything and because his kid did it and not him it made him feel like an idiot so he had to save face.

    Jessie
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So? That doesn’t make it any less damaging

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    #15

    My fiancé of 36 hours passed away on June 21st of 2009. She suffered a pulmonary embolism from her birth control Yaz

    She didn’t die well… she was scared and panicked and all I could do was help, hold hand, call 911 and start CPR. In between seizing she said “oh god please don’t let me die.” I said you aren’t dying, just be cool and I hear ambulance. She passed 1 hour and 48 minutes later

    She was very kind and that wasn’t meant to be hurtful at all. That comment caused me much hurt and anguish over last 14 years.

    I love you Lindsay. I know I will see you again but have more life to live first.

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    Dumb teenager
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn’t op’s fault at all, he said this in a high stress situation to try to comfort his dying wife.

    The Mediterranean Fruit
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. And to me it sounded like he was talking to himself too. He was trying to tell himself that everything was going to be okay even though he knew it probably wouldn't.

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    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Helping her to relax at this point was probably the best thing you could do in the circumstances. My friend died in the same way, aged 35. I wish I could have been with her in her final moments to reassure her, but sadly she died alone (but for the medics).

    Liliauna Whitlock [STUDENT]
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    at least you held onto her during her last moments of life... sorry for your loss, OP

    SheamusFanFrom1987
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If anything, this sounded like an attempt at assurance. Also, as insensitive as it may seem, grieve but live. Never forget them but never stop where they did. You're still here after all, and when the time comes, go meet them again.

    Dusty's mom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You didn't do anything hurtful. You didn't know how things would end up. May you live a good, happy, and fulfilling life. Always remember your sweet Lindsay, but make the most of the time you have here. ♥

    Gregg Bender
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You did help. You stayed, called 911, and held her hand.

    Michele Levin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You were with her when it counted!!

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    #16

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them I was in a car accident in 2014, my ex said to me “I just wish you died, it would be so much easier”.

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    Space Invader
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Sorry I'm so inept at dying. Maybe you jump out the window to show me how it's done properly?"

    Enuya
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooor you can just break up. I bet OP would heal faster without additional 80 kg of garbage on their shoulders.

    Mike F
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The stock photo is a woman in a hospital bed. Nowhere does the OP specify whether they are male or female. Just saying.

    Storm Rise
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least you'll heal- he will always be a pestulant boil on the arsehole of humanity!

    Not-a-Clue (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My ex has a brain haemorrhage about 4 years after we separated, and was never quite the same afterwards. It would have made my life considerably easier if he'd died, but I would never have said that to his face.

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    #17

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them "No wonder your birth parents didn't want you" - my foster mother.

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    Sergy Yeltsen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your foster mother needs to be reported. And a good smack upside the head with a cast iron frypan.

    Millie Jessop
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a little of topic, but I thought of Rapunzel as soon as you said that

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    Lsai Aeon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had this and other similar statements said to me almost on the daily, I was adopted and my mother made sure that people believed me to be a liar so I had no chance to report anything and be taken seriously

    Kare Deter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    omg I'm your twin. I grew up with a woman like that who would tell me I wasn't worth loving, even my own mother didn't love me. I was 5 the first time I remember her saying this to me. I'm almost 60 now and I still have attachment issues. There just isn't enough therapy to fix some long ingrained abuse.

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    Kat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😳🥺😡🤬

    Michele Levin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW, what an insensitive human being........

    Phoenyx Moonshadow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the f*ck is wrong with people? children in the system are not in the system just because their birth parents didn't want them. Some are in the system because their parents couldn't (or didn't) look after them properly. (Source: I'm a foster kid and i see my mum a few times a year. it's not much but each visit is better than the last. I love my mum so much and she loves all five of us kids as well.)

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    #18

    I had someone at work tell me that having breast cancer wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world because I would get a free b**b job. This was about two weeks before I had an excisional biopsy to find out if I did have breast cancer. F**k you, Nicole!

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    Jennifer Smith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many people said this when I found out I had breast cancer. Another stupid thing they said was “ you have the good cancer” WTF?!?

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, there has been a high-profile awareness-raising campaign around breast cancer, and a whole lot of research funding as a result, which has resulted in more and better treatment options, but no cancer is "the good cancer". WTF?! I hope you are well now, and that you and Nicole no longer speak!

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't want a b00b job, I want my own b00bs with no cancer in them! morons.

    PeePeePooPoo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People seem to think that breast cancer can only be found in the breast and cut off... So stupid. I hope you got good news.

    CSC
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nicole sounds dreadful!

    Maim
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    10 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, so many people said this to me when I was going through having a mastectomy. I took it more as someone that didn't quite know what to say was trying to be positive. My answer was always "yup, now I don't have to wear a bra to walk the dog." Still a plus to me 10 years later.

    EJN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People are so stupid and insensitive.

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    #19

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them My mom told me this when I was 14, and it led to my first s*icide attempt: "you are a disappointment to me, and everyone who knows you. I should've just given you up for adoption.".

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    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, monster, you should. Then OP could have had proper parents, not a c**t in a dress.

    Lsai Aeon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Adoptees are abused just as much as non-adoptees. I'm one of them and know of a few others on here who have spoken out about their adoptive parents abusing them.

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    Enuya
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe she *should* give her for adoption. I bet many orphanages and adoptive parents would be nicer to her.

    Maine
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really don't understand how someone can be so cruel. Especially not to your own child 😐

    Bobert Robertson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean without the whole truth maybe Mom had a legit reason? But I'm an odds man and I'm going to assume no, she did not.

    Cheesepony
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom said something similar .. she had a lot of d**g n alcohol problems, I lived in foster care sometimes and with various relatives. When we reconnected I was 16 , she got drunk and said how the family who took me in told her to put me up for adoption when she was pregnant, like she was trying to show what a******s they were .. they were right, I asked her “why didn’t you? ‘’

    Debra Robinson
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, I was told to kill myself by my adoptive "mother" at 17. Called some lovely names too. Accused of insane things from 10-28, that I knew of.

    Mike F
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd remember that when it's time to choose mom's nursing home!

    Blondie23
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this breaks my heart... how can you feel that way? I could never say anything like that to my kids. I just don't have that kind of hate in me. My kids are all a blessing and are, quite frankly, the most amazing people. I am so sorry for you... truly.

    justanotherweirdo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s awful, I’m so sorry. Hope OP is doing better now emotionally

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    #20

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them "You're a stupid diaper wearing cripple and the world would be better off without you." - my middle school bully.


    For context I have spina bifida and suffer from total incontinence due the nerves not working right.

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    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bullies are one thing. They are the (emotional) cripples, if we want to use that word at all. But what always hurt me more was that teachers and parents allowed it to happen and gave me the feeling of bringing it upon myself.

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would always, always call out behaviour like this as inappropriate. In fact, my husband has had to hold me back on occasion... I can't bear bullying of any kind. I will not be a witness to it.

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    EJN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, you have a good brain, whereas the bully has very little brain or heart.

    #21

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them *You're still here? That fetus died hours ago.*.



    From the doctor that delivered my daughter then deliberately k*lled her because "too much paperwork involved to send her to Loma Linda. I'm a busy man. You're young. Have another baby." He had shuttled me off to a closet-size storage area with a bed. Forgot about me for 12 hours.

    On 50th anniversary of her murder, my ex-daughter in law sent me a text that said *"I hope you suffer."* My son and I celebrate that "ex" prefix at every opportunity.

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    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The horrible thing is, from what I heard from older women, this doesn't surprise me at all. Motherhood was glorified, but pregnant women were treated like s**t.

    Elaine Everett-Klimas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now, sadly it seems pregnant women are glorified and once they become mothers are treated like s**t (in US recently it appears)

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    SheamusFanFrom1987
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I pray that doctor was terminated and barred from practicing ever again but I can only hope... >:-(

    EJN
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should have filed a legal claim against that doctor. That is unforgivable.

    kenzzzz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that Bish had to have been kicked out for malpractice and put in jail like seriously telling the lady have another baby right after he k*lled her newborn

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    #22

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them When I was young, my mom said holidays are better without me.

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    Stephanie A Mutti
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I had realized what an A-hole move it was when my [now ex] wife told me that her trip abroad with our daughter was better because I wasn't along. WHILE I unpacked her suitcase to do the laundry. WHY would anyone say that except to hurt someone else????

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, I'm a mum and I've been on holidays with my kids and without. They are both amazing, just in different ways!

    WindySwede
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same! edit: as in the child hopefully not spending any time including holidays with the "mom".

    Philly Bob Squires
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'da told her, "Cool, I hope you die by Christmas... you won't have to worry about me ever again!"

    Michele Levin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You would have been better off without her!!!

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Good, because MY life is better without YOU. Didn't want to feel guilty about that, you've relieved me of that burden... "

    #23

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them The night before my wedding my mother drunkly told me ‘what a horrible, selfish daughter I was. That my wedding was a f*****g circus (it was tented with cafe lights) and she can’t believe what an awful selfish person I am.” Because I had my wedding in the state I had lived in for 6 years and none of her friends/family decided to travel to it. Oh and she decided she would throw her own reception the next week (the reason no one decided to come to the actual wedding) which forced me to forgo a honeymoon and instead travel to my hometown to attend her second reception.

    Followed closely for when I tried to hang myself at 11 in my closet and the rack and shelf fell instead and she told me “you are too fat to hang yourself.”.

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    Beak Hookage
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With a mother like that, it's quite the mystery that she tried to off herself as a kid.

    Sunny Day
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did you go to "her" reception? It was "hers", not yours.

    Agat
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It didn't force her, she decided to go to the second reception on her own.

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have refused to invite her, and not bothered with the 2nd reception. If you can't be happy for me on my special day you don't need to be in my life.

    Gabrielle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are people who can have children but shouldn't, this mom was one of them.

    Evolbeky
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is the 2nd one not worse, and why was the "mother" even involved after that??

    Carrie B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jfc i need to stop reading now.

    Shortstuff
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did you even want her at your wedding? Cut her out of your life.

    Sonja Timmerman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A narcist. With a mother like that you don't need enemies

    Sharkfin6
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why the F would she attend her mom's reception

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    #24

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them "You'll never be loved or cherished because you look like me. You will never belong anywhere, no one cares about you enough to actually be there for you. You will be a burden to everyone else." - From Dad to 11 year old me after we argued about how he missed my birthday(again).


    But looking back, I laugh because.... it seemed like he was projecting his own insecurities onto me.

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    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for OP to realise that. I hope all the OPs know this. They just had bad luck and got s****y (foster) parents. Nothing to do with them.

    #25

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them My stepmom wrote me a letter when I was in my mid 20s, had 2 kids and happily married saying I had the morals of a alley cat, I was an unfit parent and my husband should divorce me. I was literally Cinderella starting from age 5. She even locked me in a cage.

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    Yayheterogeneity
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is just someone you don't need to care about. NC and I hope your father divorced her.

    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the delicious sound of impotent jealousy.

    SheamusFanFrom1987
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP ought to tell her stepmonster to get back in the cage of jealousy she locks herself in so much and slam the door shut. Then throw away the key while she's at it... -_-

    Marianne Grann
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your stepmom was clearly projecting her own flaws on to you!

    EJN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mother was insane. Literally.

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    #26

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them "I cheated on you, and the only reason I'm telling you is because I'm pregnant."

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    Liliauna Whitlock [STUDENT]
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    fun fact - there's a song called "the AUDACITY" and it's kind of sad but also not that sad

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    Papa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While I'm sure this was painful to hear, at least she didn't keep the secret and potentially let OP raise a child that wasn't his. I am making no excuses for her cheating, by the way.

    The Shark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awful, though realistically she could have been doing him a favor if he wasn't the father... Saved him years of child support payments for a kid that wasn't his. 😕

    Mike F
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what I'm sitting here thinking! That could have gone the other way and been much worse.

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    Gracie Mae
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    better she told him than tried to pass the child off as his when it was born, but what a b!tch

    Sarah Matsoukis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good... I guess, no baby trapping and lying about paternity at least

    Javelina Poppers
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if there was any way on earth she could hide it from you, trust me she would.

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    #27

    'People like you are a statistic. Once you fail once you'll keep on failing': head of school when I had to repeat a year in undergrad, consequence of being naive and finding myself in a s****y abusive relationship.

    I refused to shake hands with him after my final performance and told him that no, I wouldn't go to graduation because I'd have to shake his hand, when he asked if I was attending. Also quite enjoyed sending copies of my 3 following degree certificates, and signing the letter Dr ... . Prick.

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    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A beautiful tale of revenge. Well done on continuing your education and keeping your head high.

    Kare Deter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first run at college I was a solid D student at best because of circumstances. When I tried again later in life I pulled off solid A's and was an inspiration to my children. Circumstances MATTER.

    Flavia Slag
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I would have done that to a teacher who called me stupid!

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    #28

    Ι was in love with a girl in uni. We had casual s*x for some years but she wouldn't commit to me because she said she wasn't into me. After I confessed my feelings she told me she sees me as her old car. Still doing the job but not what she really needs. It's a matter of time before she throws it away but as long as it's convenient it's still around. Broke my heart in a million pieces.

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree, but he should have moved on before it got to that point, you can't make someone love you.....

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    XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm gonna get so much s**t for this, but idk how I feel about this one either. Yes, the words were harsh, but also the OP chose to keep having this casual relationship with her even though they knew she didn't feel the same. I'm not trying to invalidate the OP's feelings, but honestly they were the one who built the *relationship* into something that it wasn't. She told you she wasn't into you like that from the start, and yet you kept going back for what? Hoping you could screw her into love? Is this not the same kind of guy we tell to stop trying to un-friendzone a woman when she says she just wants to be friends? Yes, bennies were added to the mix, but she was honest about it not going anywhere, & no one FORCED him to do it. Sorry, but I pronounce you both ridiculous.

    Yayheterogeneity
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree to a certain extent. But the words she chose to put him in place were unnecessary cruel. There was no need for that.

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    Stephanie A Mutti
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She told him who she was all along. That he stayed was him attending to an illusion rather than reality. Bad feeling for sure but she was being true. He has the ability to stop being convenient.

    Ruth Watry
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If somebody refuses to move from casual s*x to a relationship after 6 months or so, they are not in love with you, and do not want a relationship with you. You needed to move on years ago

    Philly Bob Squires
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trade HER in for a new model. This one clearly belongs in the junkyard. Probably rusty and won't start!

    Sarah Matsoukis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you be intimate with someone you're not into

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    #29

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them My “friend” to me not long after a childhood friend died (like days after):

    “You’re like a black hole and spread depression everywhere you go”.

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "there's the door, don't let it hit you on the way out".

    Philly Bob Squires
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better a black hole than an aśshole! At least I draw things in. You just śhit everywhere.

    azubi
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To posts like these I'd very much like to hear the other side.

    Tiger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is how my best friend left me. She blew up out of nowhere on my one day and said she “couldn’t handle my depression” because we’d been living together and I was spending way too much time in bed and not enough time hanging out with her. Still pretty heartbroken over it.

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    #30

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them Took my math book up to the teacher's desk with a question. I wasn’t grasping it. He slams my book on his desk and asked me if I was stupid or what.

    Small town school about 30 years ago. If I ever run into that prick I have a few things to show and tell him.

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    tracy black
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i can so relate to this my 8th grade math teacher told me and i quote " i hope to God you marry rich cause you are too stupid to do anything else" i hated that man

    Pferdchen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The correct answer would have been "No, I'm not. I just have a lousy teacher."

    Dusty's mom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If teachers like him don't do their jobs and teach, why are they being paid? I was in a heavily tenured high school back in the 70's, and can count on one hand how many teachers truly did their jobs.

    Jane Campbell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All people are good in some things, great in others and not good or great in others. Math and science subjects were my downfall. English, history and art were my strengths. My career went very well when I worked at the last three. I'm retired now but I still remember those teachers who probably good at their subjects but not strong in communicating, encouraging, and teaching ALL their students. Occasionally I think of them with humour. I beat them all.

    Katie Allen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got called stupid a lot by this one teacher. I was six. I'm 62 now so he's probably dead.

    Jake Bertz
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I'm not stupid, you're just a bad teacher."

    Michele Levin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course you do, he was an idiot!!

    Jan Moore
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am an Army brat so went to several different schools. The military was progressive, when I went to a post school I had new math, civilian schools old math. Went to school off post while at Ft. Hood, math teacher gave me a book, told me where to start and when I finished that chapter come up and she would give me the test. I was not a self starter. Guess who failed math. She was also the art teacher so she sat at her desk and did art projects.

    Dorothy Reiser
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just a kid who grew up in Japan. I didn't know what a gopher was. My science teacher had the entire class laugh at me.

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    #31

    My mom told me it was my fault after SA.

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    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why women of all can't show solidarity to SA victims is beyond me.

    Carrie B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially their own child!!

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    Lsai Aeon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got this too, my husband raped me, when I finally told my mom, she laughed at me and told me "He's your husband, he can do what he wants, it's not rape"

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Old-fashioned attitudes take a long time to die (as I hope your [hopefully ex-]husband does).

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    zenharmony
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother said, when she found out a foster father raped me repeatedly while I was staying in their home, that I "must have done something to provoke it." I was 8 when it happened, and it was her fault I was in that position in the first place.

    Louisa Spoke
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was told the same by my father and mother and that it didn’t matter that I had been sexually assaulted. My father told me I was a late abortion more than once.

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    #32

    My husband just tonight told me he doesn’t love me and Im a f*****g idiot. Its not the first time and likely wont be the last.

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    sarcastic cat
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Leave him!!! Why TF are you still married to an a$$hole like this?

    Lowrider 56
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, some women are stuck in relationships that are not easy to leave. Maybe they have no job, no car, no family to help.

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    Libstak
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When someone says that, it needs to be the last time you have anything to do with them. Run

    bbgorilla
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can make it The Last Time though. I believe in you. ❤️

    XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is a little...idk what to think. Reading the rest of the original post, the OP says she has no income of her own. Her husband works from home, and there are pets, etc. to consider, which makes you immediately feel terrible for her, but there's also a bit of weirdness on her part as well. The OP's husband is definitely a turd, but he's also not trying to keep her there. According to one of her responses, when the husband refused to go to counseling (she managed to get $300 for that), she went to stay with mum for a while to see if he would "miss her." From what she is saying/describing, he would probably be happy if she left. It actually seems like he is actively trying to get her to leave by being emotionally abusive but she keeps trying to work it out. I've never been in this situation, so I can't begin to understand the psychology behind victim & abuser, but I keep getting the feeling that there's something...off(?) here.

    Sunny Day
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prove him wrong and leave him.

    Michele Levin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It will never get any better sweetie. He will always put you down. ALWAYS

    Ljamie Weishaar
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make it the last time. You need to leave this monster. You deserve better

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    #33

    "You don't know trauma. You're making it up." Mom mocked me, because I thought I had PTSD from childhood trauma. Turns out, I was right.

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    The Shark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kind of like my mom reading a note from my doctor when I came home from college, asking her not to smoke in the house because I had asthma. She tossed it on the counter with a bunch of other papers and said "YOU don't have asthma." while lighting up a cigarette right next to me... Had conversations with me standing outside a screen door while she was inside smoking in the kitchen. 🤦🏼‍♀️ My assumption is it was denial that her primary joy in life was making me sick and she didn't want to feel like a bad mother. Cigarettes were always the priority... Even now that her own health is failing 😕. Single mom who did her best, addiction is just a very powerful force.

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    #34

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them When I was 10 my mom told me I was the reason my dad was dying of cancer… he died a few months after that. I am 31 now and suffer from death anxiety.. always thinking the ppl I love will die everyday. It's hard.

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    Enuya
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless the kid doused his father with radioactive water or somehing, how the hell could he cause a cancer?

    Dusty's mom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should make sure every person in her sphere knows this. It's reprehensible!

    Dorothy Reiser
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad told me my brother had a learning disability because of me talking for him.

    Yayheterogeneity
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Taking it out on the most vulnerable person available to feel better by making someone else suffer. What a glorious utterly despicable evil b***h.

    Michele Levin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, I am sorry she laid that on you. Of course it was NOT YOUR FAULT!!!!!!

    Kathrin Bextermöller
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh I know this well. One time my brothers and my soon to be SIL sat me down and said I need to change my attitute and some other stuff and I asked them: Are you seriously telling me I'm at fault that our dad has cancer and none of them said anything just looking around weirdly. Wasn't enough that my mom died of cancer a few years prior.I bet this was my fault too... I don't know where they got this s****y idea but this stained my good relationship with them all and it never recovered. I told that to our neighbor who was my moms best friend and she chewed them out for that.

    #35

    My mom denying her abuse towards me even almost a decade later has f****d me up more than I thought. She's way better nowadays, but she's still a narcissist.

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have gone no contact as soon as possible. some people don't change, regardless of what they tell you.

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    #36

    "I'm glad we never had kids. I wouldn't want them to inherit your mental problems." - my ex-wife while I was in treatment for severe depression.

    EDIT: For context. We were already breaking up after 13 years together. I'd always wanted to be a father because my own had passed away when i was very young from cancer. We spoke about having children for years.

    I had been struggling with depression for a few years before I started treatment, but I was attacked randomly by 4 men on the street and run over by their getaway car which left me with acute PTSD and anxiety. During this time, my ex-wife cheated on me because I was no longer able to emotionally support her.

    Her saying that was in the final days of our divorce. It was only meant to hurt me because she knew how badly I wanted a family. I'm glad to be rid of her.

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    Beak Hookage
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope this poor guy got the kids he longed for once he'd ditched that POS.

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    #37

    "I'm not your mother and I don't want this (a piece of art I spent a month making just for her just for her to throw it back in my, then 8 year old, face) Now go away."

    ~My birth-giver the day I first met her.

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    #38

    “I don’t think you have ADHD, you aren’t hyperactive, I think you’re just lazy, unmotivated, and you don’t care.”

    My ex when I brought up thinking I had it. Years later, guess what I was diagnosed with.

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    CrazyKnitter
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ADHD is such a misinformed disorder, and those who don't have it don't understand, and even those who have it, but refuse to acknowledge it (my mother) treat it like being lazy or having too much energy is a choice. It's more like paralysis or drinking way too much caffeine than choosing to be either. And it absolutely can be both. I have the paralysis kind, where I stare at things that I want to do for HOURS before I can do anything, and my husband has the "can't stay still, must do something" kind.

    Tiger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister told my mom in high school that she thought she might have ADHD. My mom laughed at her and said “no you don’t, I’ve never met anyone who can sit and read a book for 9 hours straight like you.” Few years after graduation, she got diagnosed with ADHD. She still hasn’t told my mom because she’s terrified.

    #39

    Apart from my mom calling me autistic, clumsy, and useless, the thing that hurt the most was when she’d call me “two-ton bessy” or “Hagrid’s daughter.” She encouraged me to take seconds and thirds of her cooking, but on the same note, coaxed me to starve myself and try other harmful tactics to lose weight. If I ate a snack that was bought for me, she’d tell me I was going to k*ll myself with food.

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    Beak Hookage
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh so "autistic" is an insult now, is it? Drop dead. ~An autistic person

    Orysha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not now maybe but during the 80's and 90's it certainly was.

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    Lsai Aeon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother did similar. She also force-fed me huge portions of food, even larger when I would complain or say I wasn't hungry. Then she would constantly berate me for being fat and ugly. Between that and the abuse from my parents, I'm surprised I survived my childhood

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    #40

    Not necessarily to me, but to my parents about me. I have a disability and several years ago a doctor tried to convince my parents that it would be best to put me in a group home and forget about me. Luckily my parents, with the counsel of my step-grandfather. decided to go against the doctor's advice.

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    Orysha
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doctors like that should be automatically banned.

    Papa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On the other hand, there are people like my neighbor when I was a boy who had Down syndrome. His parents kept him at home and didn't send him to school, but when he was a teenager they finally sent him to a group home or institution with other people with Down syndrome. He was much happier there, and I'm pretty sure it was the best thing they could have done for him.

    KnightOOwl
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunatly this used to be the norm up until the 70s and 80s in a lot of countries. I worked for years as an advocate for people with learning disabilities and autism, a lot of them over a certain age had experienced life in institutions and most still struggled to adapt to real life ever 20-30yrs later. My old neighbour was put in an institution at 6months old because he had spina bifida, his parents never visited him or told his younger siblings he existed. He was released into society in his 40s with no experience of the real world and no support to integrate him into his new life. He's now in his 60s and still struggles a lot.

    Leigh James
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The doctor was a crass prick. However, depending on the severity of the disability, what will the OP do as the parents age and can no longer provide care and when they die? Transitioning to alternate care while parents are still alive is usually less traumatic for all involved.

    Jan Moore
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked at a state hospital for the developmental delayed. I had one patient whose mother was told that. Mother never even saw him. Doctors did stuff like that and some still have that attitude.

    #41

    My dad has been dead for five years, the “damn your lucky” or “I wish my dad was dead too” is some of the most insensitive thing to ever say to a person right after they let you know their dad is dead.

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    Lsai Aeon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who has said that, I'll tell you why. If someone is saying they wish a parent is dead, after you telling them your parent is dead, we suffered abuse at the hands of that parent and have no concept of love from that parent. There is no concept of belonging. All we know of this parent is abuse and hurt, we don't understand how you could love your mom or dad, it's a completely foreign concept.

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get where you're coming from, especially from the second half of your comment but I had an abusive father but I would never have dreamed of saying that to anyone else before he died. Purely because he showed me just enough of his good side to constantly question myself. "But he wasn't allllll bad, right?" I had seen enough of the world as a kid to guess that other people did indeed love their parents; it wasn't just for show like it was in our family.

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    BookFanatic
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah. First day at college, meeting my new suitemates. One told me I was incredibly lucky to that my dad passed and she was jealous because she still had to deal with hers (who was, I found out, a genuinely nice older man). The closest I ever got to punching another human being in the face.

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    #42

    I had an old “friend” tell me that I could never be a teacher because I wasn’t charismatic enough. I’m now graduated with my credential and masters in education and been teaching for over 4 years. So she can kindly suck it.

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    #43

    "I should have sold you to a slave camp." -my mom when I was about 7 years old.

    I used to get sad remembering this but now it just fills me with immense anger.

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    Earonn -
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good. Anger is the correct emotion. OP shouldn't feel sad but see their mother as the poor excuse of even just human excrement that she was.

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    #44

    From my boss from my previous job: "You're a headache to deal with, and I regret hiring you. I wouldn't surprise you don't give your girlfriend, friends, and family a headache"

    I was hired with this guy fully knowing I had little experience with the position I was hired for. I didn't lie during the interview.

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    #45

    After what I thought was a good relationship in my 30's with my dad, I was having trouble accommodating his wife's son's wedding and my lifelong friends wedding in the same week in two different states in the northeast (I'm on the west coast). I brought up the fact that I was having trouble and my dad tried to fight me (has never in my life been physical before), called me a narcissist, that I'm a piece of s**t since I was 17, and that I'm not to talk to him ever again and if he ever sees me again, he will kill me. I didn't even meet my "step-bro" until my 30's and spoke to him previously about my difficulty finding flights. Anyway, at the time of the fight I was still trying to find flights to accommodate both, but my dad telling me those things made up my mind for me. It's a shame, he's 71 and I probably will not talk to him ever again. I'm willing, but he is not. His white knight meter is out of calibration to say the least. So dumb...

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    Susan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If he wasn't like that before could it be possible he might be getting dementia?

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    #46

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them My father had dementia due to diabetic strokes. I went to visit him 6 days a week.

    A co-worker said, "I don't know why you go so often...he's not going to remember you were there."

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    Mark Stewart
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They might not remember specifics about you or that you visited the day before, but I do believe deep in their brain there is some glimmer of recognition that you're known to them and somebody they see regularly.

    Atom Bohr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it depends on the individual. My grandmother developed alzheimer's almost 20 years before my mother brought her to live with us. It was me, my mother, and my grandmother in the house. She lived with us 12 years, but never really knew who either of us were. When I was very little, 3 or 4, when she had had it about 15 years, she knew that she recognised me but didn't know who I was, but by the time I was 6, she didn't have any clue at all. She didn't find any comfort in our presence, or in our home, and she was rarely anything but violent - which she hadn't been before her illness. It really depends on the individual and the progression of the disease.

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    Silent Bob
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked for a dementia charity, although people may not recall who or when they are visited, the feeling of being happy remains for a long time. The same goes for getting your name wrong they know the feeling that they love you but don't remember to who that feeling belongs so sons get called fathers name and daughters become sisters.

    S Bow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're exactly right, this has happened to me, they might not remember the relationship but they seem to remember the love. That was good enough for me.

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    DaisyBee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eh maybe because they’re family and we love them? And if there’s even a slight possibility they are able to tell what’s going on (they do have moments of lucidity, especially in earlier stages), we want them to see us and know we’re there, rather than seeing random doctors and nurses all the time?

    Vinnie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I chatted with an elderly man with dementia who recounted rather nice memories of my as a child. Given my so-so childhood, I found that totally sweet. Maybe I'm tearing a little right now because I wished my parents had said the same.

    CSC
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if the father doesn't remember, the OP will. She needs to remember that she was there for him no matter what.

    Annabet
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because your dad is a human being who still loves you. I work with dementia patients, and we NEVER say that about visits. Most of my residents love visitors, whether they remember them or not! Usually they're delighted to share a cup of tea or sing a few songs with people. I hope you told that co-worker to f*ck off. And I hope your Dad is in a great place with great staff who love him and love you just the same.

    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe because it makes OP feel better to spend time with him? Duh? Doesn't matter if dad remembers him or not....

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    #47

    My husband (now ex) called me "big and loose" when resuming intimacy after the birth of our child.

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    Ann Mohrmann
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad you're now loose from him!

    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Funny the amount of weird untrue things that men believe regarding women's bodies. They can be truly imbecilic. I hope you and your child are well!

    #48

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them "You are nice but damn, I have rarely seen someone as ugly as you".

    For context, teenagers summer camp, I was 17. This guy was supposed to be someone I was getting along with quite well (the whole group but we were a few being always together).

    I was seated chatting with the whole groupe and he came to say that randomly.

    I wasn't even interacting with him. Like, he said my name so he could have my attention.

    Its like he NEEDED to say it in front of everyone and he didn't feel like he was saying something wrong.

    What was weird is that, he wasn't even laughing. Its not like someone or some people were trying to make fun of me.

    It was so harsh that people were speechless. No one laughed. At all. I think they were as much confused as I was.

    I appreciate no one jumped on that after those "wtf" 20 seconds, they all went like nothing happened.

    I am 35 and still remember this. Knowing how teenagers can be cruel, I hate this had a huge impact on me but I remember people really tried to not make it a big deal. The group didn't fall into that s**t and they were between 15-17 years old.

    I think someone even said to the guy "are you being serious right now??".

    But I am not sure. I was really trying to swallow the humiliation.

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    Yayheterogeneity
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate that someone can just say something that haunts you your whole life and they can just forget about it.

    DaisyBee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hate s**t like this. Something similar happened to me as a teenager. Same situation, he was a good friend (it seemed) and then randomly said I had a five head in front of all our friends. No prompting, nothing to make any of us think he would say something like that - he just said it. It’s been over 10 years, and I’m actively looking at surgeries to shorten foreheads

    Katie Allen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get this $h!+ all the time. Have since I was a little kid.

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    #49

    I’m meant to be alone.

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    Lorraine R
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. Better than a sh!t relationship.

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    #50

    Probably the first time my mom said “have a nice life.” Took about 10 more disownings before I said enough’s enough and cut ties. I’m still kind of bitter but have come to terms with it. She still doesn’t understand why I don’t wanna let her back in. Last I heard she disowned my sister (again) too.

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    Kalikima
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma disowned me after I wrote her a letter while in a fibro(myalgia) fugue. It wasn't hurtful, but it was honest, things that the family had been saying we should say to her for years but didn't cuz we knew she'd take it bad. Well, we were right, she took it really bad. We all thought she'd get over it since I wasn't the first disowned, nor the last, but since I was dumb enough to put it in writing, she always had it on hand to get mad about again. Even after she started forgetting things and forgave everyone, she held on to that dåmn letter, and refused to forgive me. She died resentful and angry at everyone and everything, but it still hurts that I never got to say goodbye.

    Mike F
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After the first one the OP would have done well to step back and see how it played out. "I'm really sorry that you feel that way but if you decide in the future that you would like a relationship, here's my (throwaway) email." From that point forward the ball is firmly in the OP's court and while the "mom" feels otherwise, the reality would slap her like a wet mop when she needs something from the OP.

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    #51

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them My dad one time told my mom over the phone while I could hear that he didn’t want a relationship with me anymore.

    Well, we had a big argument and my mom called him while I was sitting on the couch listening and she had him on speaker because she wanted us to talk it through but before she could tell him that he was on speaker he said he didn’t want a relationship with me or the person I was becoming. My dad and I have had issues over the years because we butt heads and it’s gotten better since my parents got divorced but yeah. That’s the whole story.

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    #52

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them "Despite not being good-looking, you are so good at studies". I don't know whether I must feel hurtful or not.

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    cerinamroth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Even though you're breathing, I can't decide if you're brain-dead or not"

    The Shark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You'd be gorgeous if you dropped a couple pounds." --creep photographer whispered to my ear while taking my senior class picture. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Perfect way to really bring out the best in people while taking a portrait for a yearbook hundreds of people would see and have as a reminder of my existence in high school. 👍🏼 Even better was the nasty girls on the yearbook committee evidently having access to all my class pictures, and deliberately putting the most unflattering god-awful photo of me in our senior yearbook. I'm long over it now, but it was certainly mortifying at the time and still sounds objectively messed up recalling the memory.🤦🏼‍♀️

    Katie Allen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    jerk photographer who was taking my passport picture: "you're not even trying to look pretty, are you?"

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    #53

    My mom telling me she'd be embarrassed to be seen in public with me if I got a buzz cut. She convinced all of my family to agree with the sentiment too.

    I have intense sensory issues with my hair, it wasn't just an aesthetic choice. Way to make my life harder.

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    Mike F
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who cares what the rationale is? Hair grows back, it's like fingernails, it's what it does, and if that's mom's litmus test, well go separately, if you catch my drift.

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    #54

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them "you're going to have to marry someone tall so they can get their arms around you" thanks mom.

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    #55

    I had an ex tell me it was a good thing my parents were dead. That was the last day I ever saw her.

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    #56

    My dad told me on my way to school that I was the responsible one for ruining his marriage. Y’all should know that I was clinically depressed by then. A shot would hurt less.

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    Cori
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother said the exact same thing to me as she was shoving me out of a still moving vehicle. I had missed the bus because I was too depressed to get out of bed and she had to drive me to school.

    Kalikima
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom recently told me that she never would have married my emotionally abusive step-dad (ex step-dad now) if it wasn't for me. My BFF is catholic, her parents were "Staunch Catholics" (y'all know the type) and wouldn't let her come to our house because my mom was just living there with her boyfriend, they were "living in sin". So my mom married him. She swears she did it for that reason, and that reason alone, and not because she wanted a father for my little brother who was 3 at the time. Thanks for trying to add that guilt mom. I don't know why she's so manipulative like that. It's been 30 years ffs.

    #57

    Dad to 12 year old me for forgetting to close a gate at the end of a 12 hour work day, "YOU ARE A WORTHLESS PIECE OF S**T".

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    Lo Kindred
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait-12 yr old and 12 hour workday? What?

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    #58

    Saw a FB post from my dad and step mom referring to their son as their favorite. My dad and I don’t have a relationship (my choosing after he was a a*s my whole childhood). It still hurt seeing that. Especially since he is pretty much father of the year to my stepsister and half brother.

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    #59

    During a fight my mother called me an "unwanted bastard child" because I calmly asked her why she thought it was okay to scream at me in public. The whole neighbourhood probably heard.

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    Ann Mohrmann
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the whole neighborhood knows she's s**t.

    Mike F
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm betting it was no secret already.

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    #60

    When I was married to my first wife met younger friends at work and started going out on the weekends and then one-day she left before I got home from work without saying where she was or when she was coming back........ I called about midnight to see if I can make sure she was alright and she answered screaming "what do you want from me!" I knew at that moment it was over.

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    #61

    “You’d be really pretty if you weren’t fat” - random youtube comment left on a vid i made when i was 12. I was 5’6 and maybe 160lbs-170lbs.

    I am now 26, 178lbs, and just happy I’m here and healthy.

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    Beak Hookage
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I started thinking of myself as "fat" as young as SEVEN YEARS OLD. I have body image issues to this day. It's so disgusting that little girls are still being made to feel the same way 30+ years later.

    Tiger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. I still remember my mom telling me “you really don’t need that” when I wanted a couple cookies after dinner once. I’m 5’10” and 130lbs now and I still struggle to eat or keep weight on, and it started with her comments when I was a kid

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    Disgruntled Pelican
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. Starting at 14 I would hear "you're pretty enough to f**k, but not pretty enough to date." That kinda thing wrecks a person.

    Kalikima
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard that a few times, it really messes with you.. or once, while making out "if you lost some weight, we could start dating" excuse me?! We're kissing, I thought we were dating! High school was a terrible time.

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I turned the comments off on my youtube vids. Instead, anyone who REALLY wanted to track me down and comment via email will find it easy to do so, I make you work for it!

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    #62

    "You're too ugly for this industry" - when I tried to be a hairdresser.

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    #63

    “I Will Never Get Over That”: 35 People Share The Most Hurtful Words Ever Said To Them "You look like you've gained 30 pounds since you moved out." This was a month after said move. And it was only 5 pounds.

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    #64

    Did poor at Physics once and the teacher said, “Such a tall boy, no wonder his brain is in his knees.”

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    #65

    I can’t even remember some of the things said to me but probably my “dad” telling me “I don’t have to take care of you, you are not my child, not my responsibility, I gave you up, stop trying to get to know me” as he’s raising his other children with another woman and has never once gotten to know me.

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    #66

    My dad called me worthless at one point and some other choice words. Then later on in life my mom said, "I love you, but I don't like you".


    I adored my parents my whole life and those two bullets have never stopped hurting.

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    Stephanie A Mutti
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got the "i love you but don't like you always" a lot from my mother as well. It seemed so normal at the time I didn't realize it until I was unhappily married and my ex would say she liked me "some of the time". Hold up!!!! You don't like me???? Giving the caveat that "I love you" when you are sorta honor bound to love your child and/or spouse does NOT make this ok. You don't like me? Flake off.

    FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have said that " I love my mother, but I don't like the person she has become" while discussing with others, the lack of relationship I have with my mom. I wouldn't tell my mother that, even though she has hurt me in so many ways from making fun of me and calling me disgusting when I finally came out to her or even mentioned anything about the girl I was dating, to lying and stealing from me. I'm sorry that your mother and your ex spouse were/are such crappy human beings.

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    #67

    “I won’t be surprised if you shoot up the school”

    I did absolutely nothing to prompt that remark. I’ve also gotten a lot of negative remarks from my mom and grandma but i’m used to them so it didn’t really affect me as much.

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    Mike F
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Off topic but I just checked out your profile page (sad face) and saw your news (happy face) and wanted to say I'm very happy for you both! I hope everything goes great for you both! 🖖

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    " I won't be surprised if you d1e alone in a nursing home" ;-D

    #68

    Ok so I’ve actually never told anyone this but here goes.

    When I was younger my parents were going through a very rough custody battle with me right in the middle of it. I lived with my mom and My dad was very emotionally and verbally abusive, he would literally interrogate me so he could have something to take my mom to court with. My mom fought like hell to keep me and I wanted to be with her my dad however thought otherwise. He would take her to court so many times (I’ve only ever been present once at these court sessions) but this one day ( I forget what exactly was going on ) but we were at home and my mom was venting and she said “I won’t deal with this again (talking about court) I’ll just pack your bags for you and you can go live with him.” I remember being very hurt but I didn’t show it. I felt like she didn’t care what she would be sending me too, that I wasn’t worth all the time she spent trying to keep me away from him. I questioned her love for me and if that love had faded, I remember it but we haven’t talked about it since, I don’t even know if I want to talk about it.

    Edit: she never actually followed through with what she said.

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    Jac Carr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so sorry she said that; she wasn't angry with you, you were just there when she was venting. If you think it would help you, bring it up with her. She fought so hard for you, there's no way she really meant those words

    Kiss Army
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in my 50's and I can still remember like it was yesterday that sometimes when my mom and dad were fighting, she would call me out of my room and say "Tell your father if I divorce him and the court asks who you want to live with it will be me and he will be all alone by his miserable self!" and I would just stand there because I didn't want to say it or have to choose, then she would yell at me to "Get out of here, you are no help!" Even thinking about it is still traumatic and my parents had a mostly loving marriage that lasted over 50 years until his death... mom just would get fight dirty because she knew my dad loved me and she used me as a p@wn in big arguments. (Why does bp censor p*a*w*n?)

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    #69

    As the love of my life was walking away, i said i love you.

    she said - i know you do.

    and she was gone.

    30 years ago and she still pops up in my dreams a few times a year. love stinks. :).

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    Kraneia The Dancing Dryad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if she didn't turn around, it's best to let her go, and find someone who says it back. :)

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    #70

    I told my mom in an argument that she should’ve had me aborted… she agreed with me… I was 16-17.

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    DaisyBee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happened to me too, except my dad said it unprompted. It’s a pain unlike many others. I don’t think you should have been aborted, OP. You have immense value

    Slowdown
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have little empathy for this person. They brought up being aborted to get a reaction out of their mom. They got a reaction, just not the one that the OP was trying to manipulate. Play with fire, get burned.

    #71

    My ex boyfriend told me I “used to be hotter” while we were having s*x.

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    DaisyBee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “And you used to be bigger. Seriously, is it even in?”

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    #72

    "Hope your plane crashes on the way home." I work out of town to provide for my family. "I don't love you anymore." "I want a 3rd child just not by you". All from my spouse.

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    #73

    "Where are your friends? You don't have any friends" - My Father.

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    #74

    It was the truth, but it was that I was an alcoholic. Hurt bad.

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    Tiger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a recovering alcoholic. I remember really needing help from my parents and all I got was my stepdad jabbing his finger into my chest while yelling “YOU’RE JUST AN ADDICT! YOU’RE NOTHING BUT AN ADDICT!” He was so disgusted and his face showed it. I’ll never forget that, it still hurts. Ironically I started drinking to cover up pain from a traumatic childhood (I even ran away when I was in high school and lived in my friend’s basement for 2 years because my home life was so bad).

    The PanDA
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's hope as long as you try. One day at a time!

    Mike F
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm gonna play devil's advocate and say, whatever it takes. We don't realize (or sometimes care) how our substance abuse affects other people. Sometimes it takes a good swift (verbal) backhand to wake us up to that reality. So yeah, if it gets you to seek help, alls fair. I "woke up" on my own the THIRD time I had to call an ambulance for my (at the time) best friend when he couldn't even get himself up to go to the bathroom. We were hammered all the time and I mean ALL the time and as soon as the ambulance pulled away with him I had my "moment of clarity" and made my own phone calls. It might hurt your feelings to hear the truth, but when the fog clears you will understand what you put your loved ones through.

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    #75

    "She's a fat lazy cow." Said by step brother and agreed on by full brother.

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    #76

    My ex husband told me once that he hoped our daughters didn’t turn out anything like me. This was 8+ years ago and they’re both exactly like me so.

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    #77

    If you weren’t my daughter I would’ve given up on you a long time ago.

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    FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depending on the circumstances with this one, I feel as though the parent is just venting. Some children really do give their parents hell, which continues on well past the age of 18 and into adulthood for many. Everyone has a breaking point but it still seems as though they are continually supporting their daughter. Which lucky for her because otherwise they would have given up her a long time ago, if she wasn't their daughter.

    Slowdown
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one makes sense to me. Of course you would give up on a stranger before your own child. To me this says, "I love you so I am going through hell and back to make sure you are okay."

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    #78

    "You're ugly and under developed." I was 10 years old and to this day it still gets to me.
    This was said to me by a family friend's daughter, she was like 14.

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    #79

    “You’re annoying” - my best friend (at the time) told me this in middle school and it was her only reason for bullying me. Those words were the end of our friendship and the beginning of my many current insecurities 🙃.

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