3. What's something that fucks a person up deeply but is hard to understand unless ...

What's something that fucks a person up deeply but is hard to understand unless it happens to you? [Serious]

I remember one day I went to my best friend's house for the second time and his parents were there. They were so nice to me. I walk into the house and they greet me, welcome me in, ask me what I want to drink. And I'm all flustered and say I don't need anything. They go and grab a huge mug with the most delicious chocolate milk I've ever drank in my life. While they were making it I saw his parents hugging each other in the kitchen and a little kiss on the cheek. It looked so affectionate and sweet, they loved each other and showed it. Then his sister walks in and they introduce me to her and she say she heard lots of things about me. She then talks to her parents and they're excited to see each other, the sister leaves after that. Then they sit next to me on the couch and ask me how my day went. I didn't understand what was happening so I just said that it was fine. They wanted to know more and were really interested in what I was doing. I've never experienced that so I told them and they asked questions. Then the mother nudges the father and tells him to get the present. He gets up and gets an envelope. He walks towards me and hands it over. "Take it" he said. I asked what it was and the mother said "we heard from our son that you have some trouble at home and particularly with money. Take this so you can get through the month and maybe buy something nice." I open it and there's a 100 dollars in it. I couldn't accept it, I just couldn't do it. They insisted and said they will treat me as their son because I'm their son's best friend.

I looked around the living room and I felt the heater was on, the parents were snuggling with each other on the couch, my best friend was talking about his day, the parents were laughing... and I started crying. Seeing that home, that loving home... it made me realize how bad I had it. Everything I saw there I got the exact opposite experience at home. Parents who hate each other, cold, not enough food, neglect, uninterested, not involved, abusive, taking money from me. I just thought of how good it can be.

In those 15 minutes I got more love than I ever received at home my entire life.

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