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Easily the worst time of my life was during a 1 year eviction. I even dated a girl for a brief period who told me the ' you can always have a good attitude' thi
by offtop5 6y ago
Easily the worst time of my life was during a 1 year eviction. I even dated a girl for a brief period who told me the ' you can always have a good attitude' thing.
Years later when a met someone else struggling to find safe housing, I told them 'always stay positive, attitude' is bullshit. Allow yourself to be upset.
Money buys security.
Security means one less thing to worry about.
I'm very grateful for the career I have now. Started with trying to copy Unity scripts from youtube videos and I'm a senior level dev now. Paying my rent early gives me an endorphin rush
- jschwartzi 6y agoThe “good attitude” line is a form of toxic positivity, actually. Getting evicted sucks and it’s perfectly rational to be upset about it. What matters is how you move on from it, and you did and it sounds like your life is much better now.
- offtop5 6y agoIf I recall correctly she started her speech with ' I've probably never been though what you have'. I make sure to never repeat this crap to other people. In hindsight the eviction did get me out of a very bad home life, still was a solid year of hell