I’ll go first: “You have to have children when you’re young,” told to me when I was in my late 20s, with no desire to ever have kids, and no means to support them, by someone divorced multiple times with at least one adult child who does not speak to them.

Also: Responding to “How do I deal with this problem?” questions with “Oh, don’t worry about it, it’s enough that you’re even thinking about it!”

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    Me: *Suffers from severe depression and anxiety as a teen*

    My family: You’re just gonna have to deal with it!

    They’ve since gotten my brother treatment for the exact same thing. Meanwhile, I’m still severely depressed and totally untreated because I can’t fucking afford it.

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      I had a stroke and the neurologist told me that being exhausted and sleeping 16 hours a day is my new normal.

      I’m getting a second opinion soon.