He’d been fired and replaced by a younger guy who was related to the manager. He got depressed and was never able to work in finance again. My parents never told me because I was little, and they didn’t want me to get hurt.
The next day, I went to the company and resigned. I couldn’t imagine working there after what they did to him.
Story 4:
We were told my cousin ran away at 16. No contact, no trace, just gone. Twenty years later, she showed up at my dad’s funeral. Alive. Calm.
She told me she never ran, she was sent away. Got pregnant, shamed, and exiled by the family. She raised her kid alone. Now she wants us to meet her daughter. It broke something in me.
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Story 6:
At 23, I needed a birth certificate for a job. My mom couldn’t find it, so I ordered one myself. That’s how I found out I was adopted. The weird part?
My “brother” is actually my half-brother—he’s my birth mom’s first son. She was 17, gave me up, then got me back. Nobody ever told me. I confronted my parents, and they cried. They said they were waiting for “the right time.” That never came, apparently.
Story 7:
I found out that I was only born because my parents had another child who di:ed shortly after birth, and they still wanted a son. My sister and I got into an argument when I was around 14, and she was 16. Exchanged some harsh words until she brought up the “you were only born because the other kid di:ed” situation.
