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People who come from a bad childhood situation to be successful in life.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:47 pm
Have you ever known of anyone to become a success in life after coming from a bad or fricked up childhood situation? How did they do it? Was it something innate inside them? Encouragement from a good influence or role model?
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Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:48 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
I knew a guy from Kenya who moved to the United States when he was little. He grew up in poverty then became president of the United States later in life.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:48 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
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How did they do it?
By rejecting the traits and behaviors of their forebears that put them in that position and rejecting the false lies of being taken care of by the taxpayer
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:49 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Joe Burrow grew up in poverty and starving to death and went to LSU and won the heisman trophy and now he has plenty of food.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:52 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Seems to be that those people have at least one good parent, grandparent, uncle, coach, family friend, etc. who pushes them to the light. It still takes an intelligent individual to recognize that following that good influence is key. Seriously commend all the people that came from nothing and now lead a good life with good values. Doesn't matter how much money you make. We need good people to breed more and pass on those ethics.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:52 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
The few I know it had to be an innate thing - they didn’t trust anyone so I know they don’t have a role model and had little outside or good influence
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:59 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
I've known some working in the school system for awhile now.
With a lot of help from folks that cared enough about them to support them.
Partially.
For the ones I know more than encouragement. It was a straight up vested interest. Sometimes even financial, letting kids move in their home, etc.
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How did they do it?
With a lot of help from folks that cared enough about them to support them.
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Was it something innate inside them?
Partially.
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Encouragement from a good influence or role model?
For the ones I know more than encouragement. It was a straight up vested interest. Sometimes even financial, letting kids move in their home, etc.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:59 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
It took me till my forties to realize I came from a very messed up childhood. Raised in a cult, often told no matter what I had achieved it wasn't enough. Never beaten or abused but as a rule, left to my own devices with very little oversight other than criticism.
In my life, I have been able to achieve much in a business that is the most competitive and cut throat you can imagine. And I have been able to do so without abusing others lying cheating or stealing,I also remember many failures. Divorce, professional disappointments, and this stroke certainly has been a setback but all of it I see it is a chance to prove my mettle and overcome.
In my life, I have been able to achieve much in a business that is the most competitive and cut throat you can imagine. And I have been able to do so without abusing others lying cheating or stealing,I also remember many failures. Divorce, professional disappointments, and this stroke certainly has been a setback but all of it I see it is a chance to prove my mettle and overcome.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:01 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
My mother was killed by a drunk driver on new years eve 6 days before my 5th birthday. I was in the car with her and was in the hospital for 31 days. Never met my father as he split before I was born. Grandparents adopted me and then Grandpa died when I was 12. Grandma died when I was in my 30's.
I have been married for 20 years, 5 kids all in private schools and universities. Rough start and 10 years in the bottle but I'm doing ok now. Probably because I know I only have myself to blame for my own state in life since I live in the greatest country in the history of the world.
I have been married for 20 years, 5 kids all in private schools and universities. Rough start and 10 years in the bottle but I'm doing ok now. Probably because I know I only have myself to blame for my own state in life since I live in the greatest country in the history of the world.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:01 pm to OWLFAN86
My wife didn't have an easy childhood but she's a functional adult and good mother/wife. She joined the military out of HS to get away from her family situation.
Her older sister is a total basket case though. Polar opposites.
Most of my problems earlier in life were self inflicted. I had plenty of support.
Her older sister is a total basket case though. Polar opposites.
Most of my problems earlier in life were self inflicted. I had plenty of support.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:04 pm to fallguy_1978
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She joined the military out of HS to get away from her family situation.
Girl I knew from middle school grew up dirt poor and enlisted, then college. She is doing very well in the civilian world. Was awesome to see her receive a big award.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:05 pm to OldSouth
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:07 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
I know a guy from Boston that had a very shitty childhood. His dad would put cigarettes out on him and beat him with a wrench. He got a job as a janitor at a very prestigious college and would solve math equations that were written on the board at night. Long story short, he ended up moving to California and marrying Minnie Driver. He parties with Ben Affleck too..
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:14 pm to OWLFAN86
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Raised in a cult
Branch Davidians?
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:20 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
I worked with a guy who came from a terrible white trash family. He joined the military and turned it all around. He is very smart and has a bright future. Too bad the trashy arse family constantly begs him for money.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:25 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
A lot of professional sports players
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:28 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
My Dad was 1 of 10 kids born in a literal dirt floor shack on a cotton farm. He used to get in trouble for doing chores for the black couple down the road for a piece of pie as payment.
Joined the Army Corps of Engineers to avoid the draft to Korean War and served in Germany rebuilding that nation (enlist and choose destination, wait on draft and you got sent to war). His parents spent every dime he sent home to save for college on the other kids and the farm. So when he got home, he and another brother built them their 1st house without dirt floors that my 90 year old Aunt still lives in today.
Dad went to LaTech, got Civil Engineering degree and worked his way up from designing gas stations to 3 doors down from the CEO of Big 3 Oil as Purchasing Manager. Retired with $million+ in the bank.
Not too bad for a cotton farmer, from dirt floors to millionaire.
Joined the Army Corps of Engineers to avoid the draft to Korean War and served in Germany rebuilding that nation (enlist and choose destination, wait on draft and you got sent to war). His parents spent every dime he sent home to save for college on the other kids and the farm. So when he got home, he and another brother built them their 1st house without dirt floors that my 90 year old Aunt still lives in today.
Dad went to LaTech, got Civil Engineering degree and worked his way up from designing gas stations to 3 doors down from the CEO of Big 3 Oil as Purchasing Manager. Retired with $million+ in the bank.
Not too bad for a cotton farmer, from dirt floors to millionaire.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:34 pm to OWLFAN86
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Raised in a cult,
Which cult?
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:35 pm to TDsngumbo
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He grew up in poverty then became president of the United States later in life.
...and became fabulously wealthy yet still hates this country.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:39 pm to fallguy_1978
Church of the Redeemer
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it wasn't the news story like Waco or Jonestown the excesses of the Cult was insidious and subtle .
There was a lot of white guilt in effect, the book talks about the rapes what it doesn't mention is how the bad neighborhood affected the children of the church in that they too were often sacrificed. Their safety their well being was offered up some sort of grand statement of God's mercy from White father.
There was a practice of communal living, like a hippie retreat except it was in the middle of the city so drug addicts, abused women, abandoned children homeless people were moved into the home of a "regular family" and the family dynamic was very disrupted.
I would describe my childhood as the rich kids raised by abusive nannies except I didn't have the benefit of money. My sister and I were assigned to a household manager for our daily care or sent away to live with other families while our room might be needed in an emergency ( no guarantee on the safety of our new home, because it was what God demanded to show his love)
There were high expectations of success and severe discipline when there was a failure because quite frankly my parents couldn't take the time from all their other responsibilities of ministry to be parents.
so what parenting I received was always in an emergency and decisive or from a stranger who treated it like a chore.
LINK
it wasn't the news story like Waco or Jonestown the excesses of the Cult was insidious and subtle .
There was a lot of white guilt in effect, the book talks about the rapes what it doesn't mention is how the bad neighborhood affected the children of the church in that they too were often sacrificed. Their safety their well being was offered up some sort of grand statement of God's mercy from White father.
There was a practice of communal living, like a hippie retreat except it was in the middle of the city so drug addicts, abused women, abandoned children homeless people were moved into the home of a "regular family" and the family dynamic was very disrupted.
I would describe my childhood as the rich kids raised by abusive nannies except I didn't have the benefit of money. My sister and I were assigned to a household manager for our daily care or sent away to live with other families while our room might be needed in an emergency ( no guarantee on the safety of our new home, because it was what God demanded to show his love)
There were high expectations of success and severe discipline when there was a failure because quite frankly my parents couldn't take the time from all their other responsibilities of ministry to be parents.
so what parenting I received was always in an emergency and decisive or from a stranger who treated it like a chore.
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