How being an orphan has affected my young-adult life

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Weddings and Kids

Seeing videos of beautiful moments between adult children and their parents will make me bawl. I was watching a video of a daughter and her husband revealing their pregnancy to her parents, and I realized I will never have that opportunity with my parents, or my grandparents (the people that raised me). It made me spiral into a dark place for a while.

How being an orphan has affected my young-adult life

Emotional Security

I haven't known what it's like to have someone love me unconditionally. I have a sister, but she's a narcissist and it's sad but I know I can never have that with her My grandparents, whom I loved dearly and knew loved me, had said (in the middle of a heated argument) "we wish your parents were alive so we didn't have to deal with raising you guys." It took a long time for me to find someone, anyone, that made me feel like it's okay to just exist.

How being an orphan has affected my young-adult life

Financial Security and School and my Future

I can't decide what I want to do for school, and I know my funds and time are limited to get on my feet. But that pressure makes it even harder for me to make a decision. But I know, after having been unhappy for so long, I can't do that to myself anymore. I don't have the will. So, for now, I'm drifting and am probably in denial about the urgency of my situation.

How being an orphan has affected my young-adult life

Anyways

The lessons I've faced can only be experienced, and never taught. I love myself most days, and I'm thankful that I had supportive friends and relatives to help me become stronger. Thank you for reading.

How being an orphan has affected my young-adult life
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