To my surprise, they listened and apologized. They agreed to work on their relationship for my sake, and we started family therapy. I realized that my parents’ love for me was stronger than their animosity towards each other, and I had to learn to forgive them and move forward.”

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Story 10

“Growing up, I thought my dad was long gone.

Then, out of the blue, I get a letter from a law firm saying he’s left me an inheritance.

Score! I show up to the will reading, expecting some quirky relatives.

Turns out, my dad’s not dead—he’s a notorious con artist who’s faked his death more times than I’ve rewatched Friends. The inheritance?

Just a scam.

The ‘family’ at the reading? All actors in his con crew. My life?

Apparently a lie.

Now, I’m left with a choice: do I expose this circus and risk becoming the target of some very upset con artists, or do I just walk away, grab a pizza, and pretend this was all a bad dream? I’m leaning towards the pizza option, but part of me wants to channel my inner detective and see if I can out-con the con artist.”

Story 11

“This one is truly one of the luckiest and best things that happened to me.

When I finished secondary school at 15, I had such poor grades that I wasn’t selected by any high school I applied to. I had no plan for my life.

Then my parents noticed that a local vocational school/college was starting to experiment with combining college and high school (I’m not sure if those are the correct terms since I’m not from an English-speaking country), but I got in just by signing the paper.

It took four years, but after that, I went to a University of Applied Sciences, and here I am now: a product development engineer working for a big company, planning power plants.” WM_ / Reddit

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