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I Hated My Family, So I Started Hanging Out With Homeless People

My home in Texas basically reminded me of a military boot camp. My parents thought I was being spoiled all my life. So, they made me do all the dishes, cook and find a job. I dreaded going home, so I started spending time at the park. One day I noticed a few homeless people there, so I just walked up to them and asked for a cigarette. And that’s how our friendship began.

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Gintare is a project manager at Bored Panda. Here, she coordinates the project based on true teenagers' stories called Dear Diary. She graduated with a BA in Information And Communication and MA in New Media And Digital Culture. Before joining Bored Panda, she was creating social documentaries and working as a journalist. Her greatest inspiration is people who dare to be different. And well, she truly believes that some great stories actually start with a salad. By the way, she laughs more than she talks. True story.

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Agnes Jekyll 5 years ago

I'm glad that you found love and friendship when your family did not provide it for you. I'm so sorry you were taken from your grandparents--that must have been so heartbreaking for all of you.

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Carol Emory 5 years ago

New laws and prior cases, similar to yours, have gone through the courts to help independent teens "divorce" their parents and become emancipated from them. If you are already doing all the cooking, cleaning, and working at a job, there's nothing else that they can provide for you that you haven't already accomplished. Personally, I'd ditch the parents (legally) and either go back to Texas to your homeless friends or go back to the Grandparents.

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Billy DeVoe 5 years ago

I did this when I was 16. I moved into a group home, because my mother had a violent alcoholic partner that she simply couldn't work up the courage to tell to "just get out ". A couple of years ago, he left her because she now needs a carer. So, I stepped in. We live together. We argue a lot, but I'm happy to be with her again. I wish I could have lived with her when I was growing up.... 😢

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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

Please let me tell you a TRUTH. That kind of love and friendship you experienced with your homeless friends does not come only once in a lifetime. It is there every time you open your heart and mind and truly communicate with another person who is also willing to do the same. Yes, there is a risk of rejection, but that is only because that other person is not wanting to or daring to, or understanding that they even could open up to real communication. They lose.

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Billy DeVoe 5 years ago

I feel this way about being wrong, too -- being wrong is never a bad thing! It is the best way to learn, to grow, and to become a better person.

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Agnes Jekyll 5 years ago

I'm glad that you found love and friendship when your family did not provide it for you. I'm so sorry you were taken from your grandparents--that must have been so heartbreaking for all of you.

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Carol Emory 5 years ago

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Billy DeVoe 5 years ago

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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago

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Billy DeVoe 5 years ago

I feel this way about being wrong, too -- being wrong is never a bad thing! It is the best way to learn, to grow, and to become a better person.

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