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[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

4 days

No food in the house. Everyone who had a job bought food for themselves. I, being 16 at the time, didnt have that luxury.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Jesus christ, where the fuck are your parents/guardians. You were still a minor ffs.

I feel sorry that you had to deal with that.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Knew a guy back in the day who, as a kid, used to cry himself to sleep at night with hunger. He was the most cheerfully violent human I've ever met. Kinda like a skinny Amos Burton, without the sociopathy, well, maybe a little. Seriously nice guy! Man said he never lost a fight, and I believe him. Only picked fights with larger men. BTW, his last name was Fight. Can't even make that up.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

skinny Amos Burton

Amos: Belter Edition

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Aight, that got a sensible chuckle, got a picture in my head.

[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Parents mismanaged the funds. But hey, we got to make the rent payment on a PS4 and Flat-screen TVs!

Jokes aside, it was a dysfunctional house. It came down to survival mode that week.