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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I wasn't abandoned, my father killed himself because the IRS and bank were coming after him for our home (which we lost after he died). Then my mom moved to Florida (with her boyfriend who she met at his wake and was a highschool friend of my dad's) because she couldn't get a job up here and we had nothing.

I chose to stay with my younger brother because we had life and connections here. My mom just finished getting through the bankruptcy from the unpaid taxes (which was partly due to a client of my father's company lying about making payment leaving my dad with a massive tax bill for money he was never paid). He was also the sole employee of his own company, so it died with him.

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

fuck,that is some heavy shit, sorry

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It happened almost a decade ago now, my younger brother did just pass last year though. No idea what killed him he was found naked and dead on his porch in a closet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

My conditions definitely informed my politics lol