Life Altering

[catlady]

Has any one moment, event, movie, song, video game, person, animal, mistake ect cause a life altering spectrum in your life?
If yes, post it and explain why.

 

[TheArabHammer]

Being forced to find my mom at 1:30am in the pouring rain when I was 10 in San Francisco in the hood while my baby sister was teething and couldn't sleep. I found her in a crack house and I had to pull her by the hair to get her out. That point I realized my parents were kinda shitty and I had to grow up fast if we wanted to make it. I started doing terrible things to put food in my brothers and sister's mouths.

 

[catlady]

Being forced to find my mom at 1:30am in the pouring rain when I was 10 in San Francisco in the hood while my baby sister was teething and couldn't sleep. I found her in a crack house and I had to pull her by the hair to get her out. That point I realized my parents were kinda shitty and I had to grow up fast if we wanted to make it. I started doing terrible things to put food in my brothers and sister's mouths.

You are on of the rare ones to come from all that and still manage to be a well rounded human being. It takes a strong boy to admit to himself that his own parents aren't any good and it takes a strong man to over come the trail they paved for his life.

 

[TheArabHammer]

You are on of the rare ones to come from all that and still manage to be a well rounded human being. It takes a strong boy to admit to himself that his own parents aren't any good and it takes a strong man to over come the trail they paved for his life.

Idk what to say. I just did what I did for my brothers and baby sister. I'm sure you all woulda done the same

 

[catlady]

Idk what to say. I just did what I did for my brothers and baby sister. I'm sure you all woulda done the same

But in the same case, very few would have been a better person because of it. You chose to put others before yourself and not very many do that now a days. At least not around where I live.

 

[TheArabHammer]

But in the same case, very few would have been a better person because of it. You chose to put others before yourself and not very many do that now a days. At least not around where I live.

I was always taught family over everything. I guess I took that to heart. I saw what my parents went through. My dad snapped out of bullshitting and actually decided to be a parent and did a damn good job since. My mom I rarely talk to anymore especially bc I still think she's using. All in all I wanted better for us and didn't want my family to live like that anymore. Growing up hella fast caused many relationship issues with me. Even now I still have trust issues and even have dumbass immature moments where I feel I need to let loose bc I never had the chance to

 

[catlady]

I was always taught family over everything. I guess I took that to heart. I saw what my parents went through. My dad snapped out of bullshitting and actually decided to be a parent and did a damn good job since. My mom I rarely talk to anymore especially bc I still think she's using. All in all I wanted better for us and didn't want my family to live like that anymore. Growing up hella fast caused many relationship issues with me. Even now I still have trust issues and even have dumbass immature moments where I feel I need to let loose bc I never had the chance to

You have a good heart for all of it. :
I can't imagine going through that. I was raised by both parents, though my father drank a lot, he never beat my bother or me. He mainly said hurtful things because of the alcohol use. My parents went thru rough times of fighting pretty bad, specially when they were having money issues. The stuff I went through was my own issues. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time, befriending the wrong people, and trusting too easily. I was emotionally scared from how my brother treated me growing up. I was physically and mentally abused by him all the time. When I say physically, I mean he beat me, with objects or his hands. My mother never really tried to stop him which made me question a lot of things in my life at such a young age. I seen books of my brother's baby pics, never seen any of mine. I went quite a few years believing I was adopted. I never truly felt safe at home. The only thing I had to give me comfort were my animals. I guess that has a lot to do with why I never really cared to have many friends and the company of an animal is enough for me. It seems we either let our struggles become us and mold our future for us or we over come them and become better human beings in the process.

 

[TheArabHammer]

You have a good heart for all of it. :
I can't imagine going through that. I was raised by both parents, though my father drank a lot, he never beat my bother or me. He mainly said hurtful things because of the alcohol use. My parents went thru rough times of fighting pretty bad, specially when they were having money issues. The stuff I went through was my own issues. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time, befriending the wrong people, and trusting too easily. I was emotionally scared from how my brother treated me growing up. I was physically and mentally abused by him all the time. When I say physically, I mean he beat me, with objects or his hands. My mother never really tried to stop him which made me question a lot of things in my life at such a young age. I seen books of my brother's baby pics, never seen any of mine. I went quite a few years believing I was adopted. I never truly felt safe at home. The only thing I had to give me comfort were my animals. I guess that has a lot to do with why I never really cared to have many friends and the company of an animal is enough for me. It seems we either let our struggles become us and mold our future for us or we over come them and become better human beings in the process.

Damn.... I feel you. You made a decision like I had that you want better. We will always have our scars but they always remind us of what we been through and where we are now. Pretty much life has thrown what it could and still couldn't keep us down.

 

[DK JAMES]

Was down in the dumps for a while this year. Didn't really think It'd really get better, then I found a job, got a girl, realized who my real friends were, and I think right now I'm the happiest I've ever been. So basically I realized no matter how shitty things get, it will always eventually get better.

 

[DK JAMES]

Oh and basically, this song has described my life.

 

[TheTNHMaster]

After living through Obama and Bush...I knew that I am a god damn immortal human being.

 

[catlady]

After living through Obama and Bush...I knew that I am a god damn immortal human being.

I still have no clue how Bush won both elections. lolol

 

[TheTNHMaster]

I still have no clue how Bush won both elections. lolol

Florida

 

[Swift]

I now eternally worship Satan and King Diamond simultaneously.

 

[Farooq]

Around late 15 or early 16 starting listening to Metallica and Buckethead. Not gonna sugarcoat it, Master of Puppets blew my mind, first time I heard it it's length blew my mind. Buckethead impressed me because of his style and weird clothing choice. The reason these two changed my life was because I became more open minded. Church said we weren't suppose to listen to this kind of music, and people randomly bashed Buckethead in GnR videos. It began to make me question stuff, which wasn't allowed in the church I went, and it made me more accepting to other ideas too without to much judgment. So I left the church, became more accepting to others and became open minded. Of course I lost heavy respect learning about Metallica's money grabbing ways, but that doesn't stop me from listening to a good amount of their music since a lot of it is actually good, but that's more or less another story.