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People without a family, how are you faring in life? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by oldfemboy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Without a family as in fully on your own since legal age, be it kicked out / had to leave at 18 or from a foster background, or from an orphanage.

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[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 6 points 6 months ago

Kicked out before legal age. Before that it was mostly physical and emotional abuse.

Its not easy but I manage. Christmas and other typical family days I spend with people that dont celebrate them or by working. If you let it get to you, it hurts like a motherfucker.

I found a spouse that loves me and vice versa. We have a couple of animals, some distant relatives of my spouse and a select few friends we all consider our family.