Yeah some people are genuinely selfish arseholes who neglect their parents but every time I've chatted to a tiny sweet old lady whose family never visits it has usually become PAINFULLY clear why this has occured, within, like, five minutes tops.
“The fire singed her eyes closed. After carrying out the fifth kitten, she gently touched each one with her nose to confirm they were all safe before she collapsed.” 😭😭
i never stood for the pledge of allegiance in high school and this white girl always got so pissed. one day she snapped and said “you know, if it weren’t for a white man you’d still be a slave right?”. my teacher (white liberal) sent her to the office and apologized profusely 😭
does anyone remember the starvation mode myth of the early-mid 2010s where people insisted that if you don't eat enough you gain weight. like i'm not talking about metabolic adaption i'm talking about people who thought starving yourself made you gain weight