People Share The Life-Changing Events That Forced Them To Grow Up
Growing up stinks, but there’s no escape. It seems like the responsibilities of the world all just come crashing down on you one day, and nobody even has the courtesy to pass along the instruction booklet!
If there’s any solace to be found, it's the fact that we’re all in this together. These Redditors passed their knowledge along by sharing the brutal, real, and intense moments that forced them to grow up.
1. Returning the Favor
My parents started making dinner only for me and saying they already ate. Me being a dumb kid of 16, I just believed it. Eventually I learned the heartbreaking truth. They hadn't eaten. They were prioritizing feeding me, and we were hurting real bad financially. I went into town and got a job at Carl's Jr. First paycheck I bought groceries as a surprise. Sure enough, they are dinner with me that night. My mom later on told me her dad had done the same thing when money was tight. My family is incredibly diehard loyal to their kids.
2. Toilet Paper Bandit
I was managing my money so poorly that I had to steal toilet paper from work. Definitely a "time to grow up" moment.
3. Entering Survival Mode
My mother left me in a restaurant when I was a freshman in high school. She gave me $20 and moved across the state without me. My grandparents drove five hours and to give me a place to stay while I went to high school.
It was an awful experience, but being with my grandparents show me the real meaning of love and family.
In the end, I emancipated from my mom. I feel bad for my little brother though who she took with her everywhere on her drug-fuelled life. To this day, he can’t be too far away from mom in case she needs his help.
4. One Pain After Another
When I was in the hospital, my entire life came crashing down on me, and not for the reason you'd expect. My girlfriend left me when I was recovering. While I was stuck in the hospital, she also broke into my apartment, stole my medication, and then ran off with a heroin addict. Soon after getting out of the hospital, the addict assaulted me and I had to call the cops. We had been together for two years.
