Just switched from Reddit FYI
Until I went off to college in the city, I lived in a pretty dangerous hood in Baltimore with my single mom who had multiple jobs as a waitress, and a stripper at night (also provided escort services to some of her customers, and I slept in the bathtub when she did :/ ). When I was around 15, I cleaned windows & did yard work for a lot of my mom’s customers/clients to help with expenses. I could tell my mom hated her jobs, but she did what she had to, to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads. We stayed in a tiny one bedroom apartment, and my mom would come home at 3-4 am every night. Dad went to prison when I was young for assault, and I grew up around a lot of violence/drugs in general. Now I make okay money and I’ve brought my mom to the safer side of the city, but honestly I wouldn’t be where I am now without her hard work.
Growing up without a father, do you plan to take any steps to alleviate that burden with other kids doing the same nowadays?
I ask because I grew up the same way, and although I’m not in a position that I can right now. I’d like to be.
How would you take advantage of what you’ve learned and know and tackle that, even if it’s not something you want to pursue.
This is something I’ve thought about for sure. Honestly I’m still not completely stable but once I am I will definitely try to.
Side tangent sorta: I feel like my father being out of my life was much better than if he was still in my life. It’s one thing to have a father, and it’s another thing to have a good father.