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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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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I’m 41 and I’m just staring to experience a little mental health. I really want family, but it may be too late for me. I can’t give up though, because if I give up it hurts more. The way to minimize the pain and horror is to get up and go work on my vision.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Of course it's not too late. I really mean this