• jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    my family would be better too.

    I don’t struggle with depression that deeply anymore but every once in a great while, I still have moments where I feel this way.

    Nearly a century ago, my great-grandpa hung himself. I have no idea why. I do know that the impact was devastating and spanned multiple generations. One of his sons also killed himself about 20 years later. The one that survived, my grandpa, was never the same. He became “head of the household” at 15. Even though I never met him, every description I’ve ever heard of him was of a man who never got a chance to grow up. That made him a terrible father.

    Even if you don’t have kids, there are still people in your life who depend on you and need you, even if they don’t know how to say it. Your absence would leave a giant crater in their lives that would probably never fully heal.

    This knowledge has kept me here at moments. I’m glad you’re still here too.

    • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      nope. not in my case. my abuser will likely get custody despite violating the existing custody agreement over and over again.

      She’s American and blonde, and the courts see no reason why a large half arab looking foreigner should have custody over 2 blond American girls.