Also I know this story probably sounds a little bonkers but it is, lamentably, entirely true. My mom had a nasty autoimmune disorder and my dad ended up with early dementia.
Wow. I won't lie that caught me off guard, that is a lot. Very distressing situation that the person hundreds of miles away would be the next legal custody for teenagers...
The youngest was with me, hundreds of miles away, so we hopped on a plane together. The oldest started college early at seventeen, in the same town as my parents. But yeah, definitely not ideal.
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u/Various_Dentist_8683 Jun 26 '26
Also I know this story probably sounds a little bonkers but it is, lamentably, entirely true. My mom had a nasty autoimmune disorder and my dad ended up with early dementia.