Up next in 10
(FULL STORY) Betrayed by My Family: My 3-Year Fight to Prove My Innocence | Readiator
Jul 1, 2025
(FULL STORY) Betrayed by My Family: My 3-Year Fight to Prove My Innocence | Readiator
In Todays Video You Will Gain Knowledge About (FULL STORY) Betrayed by My Family: My 3-Year Fight to Prove My Innocence
People Also Search For:-
reddit stories, ask reddit stories, reddit stories aita, best reddit stories, reddit sleep stories, reddit stories 1 hour, reddit stories no ads, reddit stories sleep, best of reddit stories, relaxing reddit stories, reddit family stories, reddit stories full story, reddit minecraft stories, reddit revenge stories, reddit cheating stories, reddit stories compilation, family drama reddit stories, reddit stories relationships, reddit stories to fall asleep to, spoiled sibling reddit stories
Tags:-
#redditstories #redditstoriessmosh #redditstoriestofallasleepto #redditstoriessus #redditstoriescheating #redditstoriescompilation #redditstoriesscary #redditstoriesshorts #redditstoriesfamilydrama #redditstorieswithupdates #redditstoriesminecraftparkour #redditstoriesaita #redditstoriesfamily #redditstories99weddings #redditstoriesromance #redditstoriesand #redditstoriesandminecraft #redditstoriesandupdates #redditstoriesandrain #redditstoriesandmakeup #redditstoriesandbaking #redditstoriesandmore #redditstoriesandtextstories #redditstoriesrevenge #redditstoriescheatingrevenge #redditstoriesfunny
@crazypepperstories7796 @RedditFamilyTales @Requestedreads @reddit.stories1001 @ytMinifablefever @Fyra-d1u @Narrativ01 @jawerlydiaries @readiator
Thank You For Watching :)
Show More Show Less View Video Transcript
0:00
i grew up in one of those classic
0:01
redneck suburbs you know the type a
0:03
couple of missing teeth wardrobes full
0:05
of checker shirts and those goofy straw
0:07
hats dad was a postal carrier mom was a
0:09
receptionist at a dental practice pretty
0:11
standard working-class American life my
0:13
older brother Marcus and I we were tight
0:15
when we were kids i mean inseparable
0:17
we'd spend countless hours building
0:19
forts in the woods behind our house
0:20
riding bikes around the neighborhood
0:22
until the street lights came on creating
0:23
these elaborate board games from scratch
0:25
i looked up to him i loved him with my
0:28
whole heart but as we got older
0:29
everything changed marcus was always the
0:32
golden child honor roll student soccer
0:34
team captain validictorian he did it all
0:37
meanwhile I was more the laid-back type
0:39
decent grades a solid friend group
0:41
pretty nonchalant about achievements i
0:43
was way more interested in my hobbies
0:45
honestly than chasing academic glory
0:47
this difference this subtle but constant
0:49
comparison it slowly became a huge wedge
0:51
between us as we entered our teen years
0:53
by the time Marcus left for university
0:54
we barely spoke he got into an excellent
0:57
school across the country on an academic
0:58
scholarship me i stayed local took
1:02
classes at the community college just
1:03
trying to figure things out after
1:05
graduation Marcus moved to a major city
1:07
and landed this big job at a prestigious
1:08
tech company every time he came home for
1:10
holidays or an occasional weekend he'd
1:12
be boasting about his exciting urban
1:14
life his impressive career trajectory
1:16
and I couldn't help but feel inadequate
1:18
by comparison i was still living with
1:21
our parents working part-time at a local
1:23
electronic store just trying to figure
1:24
out my next move despite our growing
1:27
differences I honestly thought Marcus
1:28
and I were okay i had no idea how
1:31
quickly how brutally everything would
1:32
fall apart 3 years ago Marcus got
1:34
engaged to his girlfriend Sarah she was
1:36
33 a pharmaceutical rep from a well-off
1:39
family and my parents absolutely adored
1:41
her they'd been together for 2 years and
1:43
everyone was thrilled sarah wore this
1:46
beautiful platinum bracelet passed down
1:47
through generations with her
1:49
grandmother's diamonds marcus was so
1:51
proud when he gave it to her and she
1:53
couldn't stop showing it off the
1:55
engagement party was a huge event at my
1:56
parents house felt like half the town
1:58
was there celebrating i remember feeling
2:01
somewhat out of place to be honest i
2:03
stuck close to my few high school
2:04
buddies who still lived locally feeling
2:05
way more comfortable with them than with
2:07
Marcus' new sophisticated crowd about a
2:09
month after that party everything went
2:10
to hell it was a Thursday evening and I
2:12
had the day off work i was in my room
2:14
immersed in a game on my console
2:16
enjoying having the house to myself
2:17
marcus was visiting for a few days
2:19
taking some vacation time to start
2:20
planning the wedding with Sarah and our
2:22
mom i heard Marcus and Sarah return from
2:24
a lunch outing with mom they were
2:25
chatting laughing downstairs i didn't
2:27
think anything of it then suddenly Sarah
2:29
started screaming top of her lungs i
2:31
rushed downstairs to see what was
2:33
happening and that's when it hit marcus
2:35
was accusing me of stealing her bracelet
2:37
apparently she had taken it off to wash
2:39
her hands left it on the bathroom sink
2:40
and when she went back for it it was
2:42
gone i was completely shocked i
2:44
immediately vehemently denied taking it
2:46
but Marcus wouldn't listen he kept
2:48
shouting that I was the only other
2:50
person in the house so it had to be me
2:52
he said I was always jealous of his
2:53
success and probably wanted to pawn the
2:55
bracelet so I could finally move out and
2:56
do something with my life our parents
2:58
arrived home during this absolute chaos
3:00
and Marcus without missing a beat told
3:02
them his version of events i don't even
3:04
know why I was surprised when they
3:05
believed him without question my
3:08
mother's face turned swollen from crying
3:09
so hard my father just looked at me with
3:12
pure gut-wrenching disappointment they
3:14
started searching my room turning
3:16
everything upside down and that's when
3:18
they found it not the bracelet but the
3:20
cash I'd been saving from my paychecks
3:22
it wasn't much maybe $800,000 but still
3:26
marcus jumped on it he claimed I must
3:27
have already sold the bracelet and
3:29
that's where the money came from i tried
3:31
explaining that I'd been saving up for
3:32
months because I was thinking about
3:33
taking some certification courses at a
3:35
tech school but nobody was listening
3:36
nobody the next few days were absolute
3:38
hell my parents and Marcus kept
3:41
pressuring me to confess to return the
3:42
bracelet they threatened to call the
3:44
police if I didn't come clean i was
3:46
terrified completely alone and after a
3:49
week of constant accusations and threats
3:51
my parents made a decision that changed
3:53
everything and in that moment I
3:55
regretted everything I had ever done
3:57
they told me I had to leave they said
3:58
they couldn't trust me anymore that I
4:00
was bringing shame to the family they
4:02
gave me 48 hours to pack my things and
4:03
get out i was devastated i had nowhere
4:05
to go no idea what to do my childhood
4:08
friend Jake who had recently moved back
4:10
to town after finishing his degree
4:11
offered to let me crash on his sofa for
4:13
a while it was a lifeline but I knew it
4:16
couldn't be a long-term solution his
4:18
apartment was tiny and he was just
4:20
getting established himself i packed
4:22
what I could into my backpack and a
4:24
duffel bag clothes some personal items
4:26
my laptop and a few momentos from
4:28
Happier Times as I was leaving I caught
4:30
Marcus watching me from the window for a
4:33
second I thought I saw doubt in his eyes
4:35
but he quickly turned away walking out
4:37
of that house the only home I'd ever
4:39
known was the hardest thing I've ever
4:40
done i felt utterly betrayed and
4:42
abandoned by the people who were
4:44
supposed to love me unconditionally the
4:46
worst part I was completely innocent for
4:48
the next couple of months I bounced
4:50
between Jake's couch and cheap motel
4:51
when I could afford them i took whatever
4:53
work I could find to make ends meet
4:55
washing dishes stocking shelves
4:57
landscaping gigs it was rough but I was
4:59
determined to survive and to prove my
5:01
innocence somehow eventually I landed a
5:04
steady job at a distribution center on
5:05
the edge of town the work was physically
5:07
demanding the hours were long but the
5:09
pay was consistent it wasn't great money
5:12
but it allowed me to rent a small room
5:13
in a shared house with some other guys
5:14
from the warehouse i slowly started
5:17
rebuilding my life but the pain of what
5:19
happened never went away i'd lie awake
5:21
at night replaying the events in my head
5:23
wondering how things had gone so wrong
5:26
how could my family turn on me so
5:27
quickly how could Marcus who grew up
5:29
with me and knew me better than anyone
5:30
believe I would do something like that i
5:33
cut all contact with my family they
5:35
tried reaching out several times in the
5:36
beginning my mother would leave
5:38
emotional voicemails begging me to come
5:40
home and make things right my father
5:42
sent a few tur text messages saying we
5:44
needed to talk sarah even showed up at
5:47
the distribution center once but I
5:48
refused to see her i couldn't bear to
5:50
talk to any of them after what they'd
5:52
done they weren't my family anymore for
5:54
3 years this was my life i made new
5:57
friends at work and in my shared house
5:58
we'd hang out after shifts grab beers
6:00
watch sports it wasn't the life I had
6:02
imagined for myself but it was mine and
6:04
I had built it from nothing i worked
6:06
hard and eventually got promoted to team
6:08
lead at the distribution center i even
6:10
started taking online courses in supply
6:11
chain management i was slowly figuring
6:13
out what I wanted to do with my life but
6:15
there was always a part of me that was
6:16
angry and hurt by what had happened i
6:18
missed my old life and family but I just
6:20
couldn't forgive them for not believing
6:22
in me every holiday season was difficult
6:24
seeing families shopping together or
6:26
hearing Christmas music would trigger a
6:27
deep sadness for what I'd lost then last
6:29
week I received an unexpected text from
6:31
my father it simply said "We need to
6:33
talk it's about the bracelet." At first
6:34
I was inclined to ignore it just like
6:36
all their previous attempts to contact
6:37
me but something made me pause maybe it
6:40
was curiosity or maybe a small part of
6:42
me still wanted closure after debating
6:44
with myself for hours I decided to hear
6:46
them out i called my father and what he
6:49
told me left me stunned the bracelet had
6:51
been found sarah had accidentally
6:53
knocked it into the sink drain while
6:54
washing her hands they only discovered
6:56
this a few days ago when the plumbing
6:58
started backing up and they called a
6:59
plumber to check it out my father said
7:01
Sarah was devastated when she realized
7:03
what had happened and that I had been
7:04
telling the truth all along he said they
7:06
all felt terrible about what they'd done
7:07
to me and wanted to make things right i
7:09
hung up the phone feeling a whirlwind of
7:11
emotions on one hand I felt vindicated i
7:14
had been telling the truth all along and
7:16
now everyone knew it but I was also
7:18
furious i was angry that it took 3 years
7:21
to discover the truth that I'd missed
7:23
out on so much time with my family and
7:25
that I'd struggled alone for so long
7:26
when I'd done nothing wrong now I'm at a
7:30
crossroads my family wants me to come
7:32
back they say they want to make amends
7:35
marcus has been calling and texting
7:36
non-stop begging for forgiveness but I'm
7:39
not sure I can forgive them they threw
7:41
me out without hesitation chose to
7:43
believe the worst about me and left me
7:44
to fend for myself for 3 years part of
7:47
me wants to tell them all to go to hell
7:48
and let them live with the guilt of what
7:50
they did to me but another part misses
7:52
my old life and wonders if there's any
7:54
way to rebuild what we lost i didn't
7:56
know what to do after much deliberation
7:58
I decided to meet with my family i felt
8:00
I owed it to myself to face them and get
8:02
some closure even if I wasn't sure about
8:04
reconciliation we agreed to meet at a
8:06
neutral location a small coffee shop in
8:08
a neighboring town i chose it because it
8:10
was far enough from our hometown that we
8:12
wouldn't run into anyone we knew but
8:13
close enough that everyone could get
8:14
there easily i was incredibly nervous on
8:16
the day of the meeting i hadn't seen my
8:18
family in 3 years and I wasn't sure what
8:20
to expect i got to the coffee shop early
8:22
and picked a table in the corner where
8:23
we could have some privacy when they
8:25
walked in it hit me like a punch to the
8:27
gut seeing them after 3 years was
8:29
intense my mom burst into tears the
8:31
moment she saw me she looked older than
8:33
I remembered with more gray in her hair
8:34
and lines around her eyes my dad looked
8:37
worn and tired his shoulders slumped
8:38
like he was carrying a heavy weight
8:40
marcus couldn't look me in the eye at
8:42
first he seemed smaller somehow less
8:44
confident than the brother I remembered
8:46
we sat down and for a while nobody knew
8:49
what to say then they all started
8:51
talking at once apologies tumbling out
8:54
my parents said they had failed me as
8:55
parents by not trusting me and kicking
8:57
me out they admitted they had regretted
8:59
their decision every day since but pride
9:01
and shame had kept them from reaching
9:02
out sooner my father who had always been
9:04
a man of few words talked for what
9:06
seemed like hours about how he had
9:07
replayed those days in his mind trying
9:09
to understand how he could have been so
9:10
blind he said he had always prided
9:12
himself on being fair and just but
9:14
emotion had clouded his judgment when it
9:15
mattered most my mother through tears
9:18
told me how she had kept my room exactly
9:20
as I had left it hoping that someday I
9:21
would return she said she would wake up
9:23
in the middle of the night thinking she
9:24
heard me coming home only to remember
9:26
what had happened marcus broke down
9:28
crying saying he would never forgive
9:29
himself for accusing me and destroying
9:31
our relationship he mentioned how he had
9:33
always admired me when we were kids
9:35
despite being the older one he admitted
9:37
he had been so caught up in his own life
9:39
and problems that he lost sight of what
9:41
really mattered as they talked memories
9:43
of our childhood came flooding back i
9:45
remembered how Marcus stood up for me
9:47
when I was picked on in elementary
9:48
school i thought about all the times we
9:50
had laughed together shared secrets and
9:52
been there for each other during tough
9:53
times it made the betrayal hurt even
9:55
more but it also reminded me of the good
9:57
times we'd had i listened to everything
9:59
they said but I couldn't bring myself to
10:01
forgive them just yet the pain and
10:03
resentment from the past 3 years were
10:05
still too raw i told them I needed time
10:07
to process everything they seemed to
10:09
understand and didn't push for more my
10:12
mom wanted to hug me before we left but
10:13
I stepped back i wasn't ready for that
10:15
kind of closeness yet the hurt look on
10:18
her face almost made me change my mind
10:19
but I held firm i needed to protect
10:22
myself emotionally after the meeting I
10:25
went back to my apartment and really
10:26
thought about what I wanted did I want
10:28
to go back to my old life could I ever
10:31
trust them again was it worth trying to
10:33
repair our relationship i realized that
10:36
while I missed having a family I had
10:37
also grown tremendously in the past 3
10:39
years i had become self-reliant
10:42
resilient and had built a life for
10:43
myself from scratch i wasn't the same
10:46
person they had kicked out 3 years ago i
10:48
thought about my job at the distribution
10:49
center my online classes and the friends
10:51
I'd made i had worked hard to get where
10:54
I was and I was proud of what I'd
10:56
accomplished on my own the idea of
10:58
abandoning that and going back to my old
10:59
life felt wrong at the same time I
11:02
couldn't deny that seeing my family had
11:03
stirred up a lot of emotions despite
11:06
everything I still loved and missed them
11:08
i wondered if I could have a
11:09
relationship with them while still
11:11
maintaining my independence after a few
11:12
days of reflection I came to a decision
11:15
i called my parents and told them that
11:16
while I appreciated their apology I
11:18
wasn't ready to fully reconcile yet i
11:20
told them I needed more time and space
11:22
to heal i also set some boundaries i
11:24
said I was willing to stay in limited
11:26
contact with them but I wasn't moving
11:27
back home or pretending nothing had
11:28
happened i told them that if we were
11:30
going to have any relationship moving
11:31
forward it had to be on my terms they
11:33
were disappointed but said they
11:34
understood they promised to respect my
11:36
boundaries and give me the time I needed
11:38
my mom asked if she could call me once a
11:39
week to check in and I agreed thinking
11:41
it would be a good way to slowly rebuild
11:43
trust as for Marcus I've decided to keep
11:45
my distance for now his actions hurt me
11:48
the most and I wasn't ready to forgive
11:49
him yet i told him I needed more time
11:51
before I could consider having a
11:52
relationship with him again he was upset
11:55
but said he understood and would wait
11:56
until I was ready it's been an emotional
11:58
week with many ups and downs i've had
12:01
moments where I've questioned my
12:02
decision wondering if I'm being too
12:03
harsh or if I'm missing an opportunity
12:05
to reconnect with my family but then I
12:07
remember how quickly they turned on me
12:09
and I know I'm doing the right thing by
12:10
taking it slow i've also started looking
12:12
into therapy options many of you
12:14
suggested it in the comments and I think
12:16
it would be helpful to have a
12:17
professional to talk to as I navigate
12:19
this complicated situation i've never
12:22
been to therapy before so I'm a bit
12:23
nervous but I think it could be
12:25
beneficial for now my main focus is on
12:27
my job and my classes i have a big
12:30
project coming up at work and I'm
12:32
determined not to let all this family
12:33
drama distract me from my goals i'm also
12:36
considering moving to a better apartment
12:38
i've been saving up and I think I'm
12:40
ready for a place of my own without
12:41
roommates it's been about a month since
12:43
my last update and I wanted to share
12:44
some developments i've been sticking to
12:46
the boundaries I set with my family
12:48
we've had a few phone calls and text
12:49
exchanges but nothing too intense it's
12:52
been okay awkward at times but not as
12:54
painful as I expected my parents have
12:57
mostly respected my wishes they check in
12:59
occasionally but don't push for more
13:00
than I'm willing to give i can tell
13:02
they're trying hard to rebuild trust but
13:04
it's a slow process my mom calls once a
13:07
week as we agreed these calls were
13:09
strained at first with lots of awkward
13:10
silences but they're getting easier we
13:12
usually talk about neutral topics like
13:14
her work at the dental office the
13:15
weather and my online classes it's not
13:17
much but it's a start my dad has been
13:19
sending me short text messages usually
13:21
just to check in or share something he
13:22
thinks I might find interesting last
13:24
week he sent me an article about a new
13:25
tech company in our hometown it was a
13:27
small gesture but it reminded me of how
13:29
he used to clip newspaper articles for
13:30
me when I was younger marcus has
13:32
struggled with the boundary I've put
13:33
between us he sent several long
13:35
emotional texts apologizing and begging
13:37
for a chance to make things right i've
13:39
responded briefly just telling him I
13:40
still need more time it's difficult but
13:42
I'm holding firm on this i know he's
13:44
hurting but I'm not ready to deal with
13:46
his emotions on top of my own the big
13:48
news is that I've started therapy i
13:49
found a counselor who specializes in
13:51
family trauma and we've had a few
13:53
sessions so far it's been tough digging
13:55
up all the pain from the past but I
13:57
think it's helping my therapist is
13:59
helping me work through my anger and
14:00
trust issues and giving strategies for
14:02
setting healthy boundaries in our last
14:04
session we discussed how the bracelet
14:05
incident was about more than just the
14:07
accusation but also years of feeling
14:09
like I didn't measure up to Marcus'
14:10
achievements it's made me realize there
14:12
were problems in our family dynamic long
14:13
before the bracelet incident and healing
14:15
will require addressing those too one
14:17
unexpected outcome of all this is that
14:19
I've gotten closer to my friends
14:20
especially Jake they've been incredibly
14:23
supportive throughout this whole ordeal
14:25
jake even offered to come with me to any
14:26
future family meetings for moral support
14:29
it's taught me that family isn't just
14:30
about blood it's about who stands by you
14:32
when things get tough work has been a
14:34
welcome distraction i've thrown myself
14:36
into my job and even received a small
14:38
promotion i'm now overseeing inventory
14:41
management for my shift which means more
14:43
responsibility and a slight pay increase
14:45
it's nice to have something positive to
14:47
focus on as for my living situation I've
14:50
decided to stay where I am for now it's
14:51
not much but it's mine and represents
14:53
the independence I've worked so hard for
14:56
my parents offered to help me find a
14:57
better place but I declined i need to do
14:59
this on my own however I have started
15:02
seriously considering options for
15:04
furthering my education there's a state
15:06
university about an hour away that
15:07
offers evening classes i'm thinking
15:09
about applying to their business program
15:11
it would be a big step but I think I'm
15:12
ready for it overall I'm taking things
15:14
one day at a time some days are harder
15:16
than others there are moments when I
15:18
miss the easy relationship we used to
15:20
have as a family but then I remember how
15:22
quickly they turned on me and I realize
15:24
I can't rush this process my therapist
15:26
says it's healthy to have mixed feelings
15:28
about everything she encourages me to be
15:30
patient with myself and not feel
15:31
pressured to forgive before I'm ready
15:34
we're working on strategies for handling
15:35
upcoming family gatherings and holidays
15:37
which are making me more anxious than
15:39
I'd like to admit for now my priorities
15:41
are healing and building a life I can be
15:43
proud of with or without my family it's
15:46
not easy but I'm hopeful about the
15:48
future i'm learning that it's okay to
15:50
put myself first and that setting
15:52
boundaries doesn't make me a bad person
15:54
it's been 6 months since my original
15:55
post so I thought it was time for a
15:57
final update a lot has changed in the
15:59
past few months the biggest news is that
16:01
I've decided to relocate to a different
16:02
state for a new job opportunity it's a
16:04
significant step up in my career and I'm
16:06
excited about the new challenges the
16:08
position is with a logistics company and
16:10
the work is similar to what I did at the
16:12
distribution center but on a much larger
16:14
scale it's a management role which I've
16:16
been working toward for a while the
16:18
salary is substantially better than what
16:20
I was making before and it comes with
16:21
benefits like health insurance and a
16:23
401k plan before making this decision I
16:25
had a long talk with my therapist we
16:27
discussed how this move will affect my
16:28
healing process and my relationship with
16:30
my family ultimately we agreed that this
16:32
could be a positive thing for me an
16:34
opportunity to truly stand on my own two
16:36
feet and define myself outside of the
16:37
family drama i told my parents about the
16:39
move last week they were surprised and
16:40
disappointed but expressed their support
16:42
my mom cried a bit saying she had hoped
16:44
we'd have more time to repair our
16:45
relationship before I left my dad was
16:47
more stoic but I could tell he was sad
16:49
too they were both worried about me
16:51
being alone in a new place but I assured
16:52
them I would be fine marcus took it the
16:55
hardest after I told him he showed up
16:57
unannounced at my apartment pleading
16:58
with me not to go he admitted that he
17:01
felt like he was losing me all over
17:02
again it was a difficult conversation
17:05
but I stood my ground i told him this
17:07
was something I needed to do for myself
17:09
and that our relationship wasn't in a
17:10
place where his opinion could influence
17:12
my decision our relationship as a family
17:14
is better but not perfect we've had a
17:17
few family dinners over the past few
17:18
months they've been awkward and tense at
17:20
times but we're slowly learning how to
17:22
be around each other again trust is
17:24
still a major issue i sometimes question
17:27
their motives wondering if they truly
17:29
mean what they say or if they're just
17:30
trying to ease their guilt my therapist
17:32
has been crucial throughout this process
17:34
she's helped me navigate my feelings and
17:36
set boundaries she's emphasized that
17:38
forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting or
17:40
pretending the hurt never happened it's
17:41
about releasing my anger so I can find
17:43
peace i've taken that to heart while I
17:46
don't think I'll ever forget what
17:47
happened I'm trying to forgive my family
17:50
not for their sake but for mine it was
17:52
exhausting carrying around all that
17:53
anger and bitterness and I'm ready to
17:55
let it go as I prepare for this move
17:57
i've been reflecting on everything
17:59
that's happened 3 years ago I thought my
18:02
life was over i had lost everything and
18:04
everyone I cared about but now I see how
18:08
much I've gained from that experience
18:10
i'm stronger more independent and have a
18:12
better understanding of my own worth
18:13
than I ever had before i don't know what
18:16
the future holds for me and my family we
18:18
plan to stay in touch after I move with
18:20
weekly phone calls and visits during
18:21
holidays it's a start maybe with time
18:24
and distance we can build something new
18:27
for now my focus is on the future i'm
18:29
excited about my new job the new city
18:31
and the possibilities that await me i've
18:33
started looking at apartments online and
18:35
researching the area where I'll be
18:36
living it's a mix of nervousness and
18:38
excitement but mostly I'm looking
18:40
forward to this next chapter in my life
18:41
whatever happens with my family I know
18:43
I'll be okay i've proven to myself that
18:46
I can handle whatever life throws at me
18:47
and I've learned the importance of
18:48
surrounding myself with people who
18:50
believe in and support me whether
18:51
they're related to me or not if this
18:53
story resonated with you hit that like
18:54
button and subscribe for more real life
18:56
narratives and let me know in the
18:57
comments if you were in my shoes what
18:59
would you