@vaguspeaks: A true story from my childhood. I chose to break the cycle. One afternoon showed me that love could look different. Once I saw that, I couldn’t unsee it. #vaguspeak #truestory #storytime #childhoodmemories #breakthecycle
My husband always tells my boys “we’re a happy family” and when they fight within each other, one of them always says “stop, we’re happy family”.
2026-06-15 15:16:26
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appleuser8263648 :
My dad smiles in front of people but is angry at home
2026-06-17 18:39:47
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Heleen :
I am so happy for people who don't understand this feeling
2026-06-18 16:30:41
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Marco R. Mats :
Turns out, the "happy family" I was looking for was actually my own. Pretty messed up. I can’t remember a single time my dad actually sat down to play with me or asked how I was doing. To him, raising me just meant paying the bills. My mom did all the heavy lifting, and he just threw money at us. I never got a hug, a touch, or a single word of comfort.
Then my sister came along. And suddenly, I’m watching a father who actually loves his daughter, seeing how he treats her. I started experiencing love only by reflection, watching a light that was never meant for me.
I’m 40 now, and I’m still spending my time wondering why I wasn't enough for him. He said he wanted to make me tough. Well, he might have made me strong, but he left me broken inside.
2026-06-18 04:39:32
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Ghostline.One :
'you'll understand when you're older and have kids.'
I'm older now, with 2 of my own, and I still don't understand.
2026-06-16 10:56:11
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Chrystelle 🌸 :
Too many excuses in these comments. Life is hard for absolutely everybody, that doesn’t mean you need to take your frustration out on your family. The smiling father also has burdens he can’t share with others but he CHOOSES to be a good dad.
2026-06-18 03:03:31
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joyᥫ᭡ :
When I met my bestfriend, we're 14. I went to her house and I saw her talk about everything to her mom and no judgement or anything is said to her. That day I realized how rich my bestfriend is, I wish I had a Mom like hers.
2026-06-17 13:25:22
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Camokazzi :
A stranger give me more love than my father 💀
2026-06-18 16:40:02
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NonCompliant_56 :
Your father rarely smiled because everyday he woke up in a world built against him with no help no companionship no real sense of direction. He wasn’t mad at you, he was angry with himself not being able to provide the life he wanted YOU to have. Him working all the time coming home with no energy, the weight of the world on his shoulders plus grieving his mother time to time. That man loved you unconditionally you just didn’t understand him…to young too. I appreciate this post, my son always ask am I angry and I tell him it’s just my face .I wish I could tell him everything I just told this post
2026-06-16 22:54:18
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Tili :
It’s sad cause I understand how you feel but again we need to understand that our parents were once and kid and might have grown up like that. Not trying to excuse them but when we understand each other. It helps
2026-06-17 18:03:42
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dice. :
some dads stated broke and stressed For their entire live
2026-06-18 16:49:19
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streetphoto32 :
this might be controversial but no matter how little you got from home you still had one. Life isnt easy. It's really nasty out there. If you got to make it to adulthood, you were loved enough. Now it's your turn to give a lil more.
2026-06-17 19:11:19
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user5421463468443 :
Dude ur dad prolly worked nights I have 2 boys 7 and 6 months I work 11pm-7am my son knows that and knows when he’s waking up im going to sleep he also has adhd so I get woken up all the time I be mad af
2026-06-16 18:19:44
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AraNiyaz Arang Briket :
i am both. i can be very grumpy dad, but i can be very playful. life is not an ideal concept. its reality. sometimes, you are deep down struggling and hard to hold yourself. sometimes everything are fine and you are relax. and plus, everyone of us still learning to be better.
2026-06-17 16:51:23
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Mayun ;) :
this made me sad, as my dad was the best he smile so bright when he saw me no matter how tired and played doll house with me after work and now as an adult i chill with him and still joke around with him and he does the same. so seeing all the excuses in the comment sections makes me so sad for their kids, they will never see them as their safe heaven.
2026-06-18 10:42:21
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pug2324 :
Have a little grace. Some fathers experienced life a little differently. Some fathers are fighting wars they can’t even talk about. In fact, it’s not only fathers. We are all different because we see life differently. We ought to try to be good, but we also need to extend grace.
2026-06-18 19:18:56
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kevin richard :
thanks really heal my day😭😭😭
2026-06-18 17:04:56
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Wayne300 :
He brought me to this miserable place then left 🤦😷
2026-06-18 16:13:18
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mic_tlfc96 :
no matter what, your father loves you.
2026-06-17 23:58:12
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Daisies :
We're breaking the cycle guys ❤️don't let the past determine your future, we're built different, I wish you all the best 🥰
2026-06-17 22:02:50
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Light :
I know some of us didn’t have a great child hood. You have to remember sometimes no one taught our parents how to be parents….. it’s their first time living too. We’re not perfect. And sometimes we pay for things we shouldn’t have. But it was their first time too. They didn’t do it perfect but they tried their best and I will forever be grateful for everythingthey they did for me. We’re not perfect. They’re not perfect. But we’re both still humans. Learn to forgive. Let go of the hate.
2026-06-16 06:05:07
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Dion Bland261 :
This is why I teach my kids kindness and empathy. You NEVER know what a person could be going thru behind closed doors.
2026-06-17 17:39:06
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🐇 :
My parents made it very clear from a wary age that they didn’t feel the need to provide me with anything other then shelter, food, and clothes. They would say all the time “that’s all the law says I have to give you”
2026-06-17 20:50:14
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LoLo1 :
The internet is truly humanities awakening.. we all see our experiences and connect much easier.. hoping for a more understanding and loving future for all ❤️
2026-06-17 23:22:03
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