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What event in your life still fucks with you to this day?

This is more general than the OP is looking for, but I still resent that even when they had money or that someone else would pay for it, my parents wouldnโ€™t support or pay for anything I wanted to do if they werenโ€™t also interested in it or thought I shouldnโ€™t be into it. They didnโ€™t give a whit what I was drawn to or cared about โ€” or in the case of my dad, he hated it if he thought what I liked was unmanly and/or stupid.

Growing up in rural North Florida makes you stunted in many ways that you donโ€™t realize until you get out in the world.