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What motivated you to leave the family home when you did? (lemmy.today)

submitted 13 hours ago by violet08@lemmy.today to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I’m curious, as I never got that feeling, quite the opposite, actually. I can’t imagine living anywhere else at the moment, or in the foreseeable future. I love the house and the people who work here. I love the location. There are only my parents and me in a big place, so there’s a lot of privacy and room to breathe. Plus, my parents, for all their faults, are really cool people to hang out with.

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[–] sparkles@piefed.zip 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Went to work at the same big box as mom as a teenager (15) for extra cash. Mom started having an obvious affair right in front of me. Well it wasn’t super obvious (I later learned I was good at observing behavior), but I told Dad. After that she no longer hid her hate for me, blamed me, etc. It was stressful to say the least. I ran away and stayed at a friend/old neighbors house for several months, because dad was a cream puff and it destroyed him, he couldn’t raise anything at that time. I tried going back at 16-17 but the rules were oppressive after living essentially on my own and working, and mom and her boyfriend hated me, so I found a older boyfriend to live with and never returned “home” as I felt like I was basically an adult. 🤦‍♀️

*15-16ish.