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#childhoodjoy
They were husband and wife, and they had a son, older than me. But they treated me like family. I called them Mum and Dad. I called their son my brother. I had toys. No one bullied me. They knew my favourite foods, what I loved to do. We went on family day outs. We went on holiday abroad. I won a medal and they were proud. Every drawing I made, every report at school, every small success, they noticed. Even when I was bad or made mistakes, they got down to my level and explained. They didn’t punish. They guided. They were patient. They made time for me. I felt accepted. I felt like I belonged. I wanted to stay there. That house, that family, that love— was the best part of my childhood.
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Mar 10
Mar 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM UTC
A Home That Felt Like Mine (Second Placement)
How does Christmas day go? 12am still cant sleep, 8am wow its Christmas run down stairs wait moms still asleep maybe just a peek first wake up mom wake up dad Merry Christmas As children we were all that way so happy , so merry so ready for Christmas day but as we get older we see the truth, and the lies Santa isnt really its only the the Christmas spirit and sometimes in the worst cases Christmas means good bye say goodbye to your money and hello to a living room full of presents. But its all worth it ya know? To now see why your parents did it for so many years now to see your children's faces light up exactly like the lights wrapped around the Christmas tree Christmas isnt about the presents though so many people think it is it becomes a time to be with you family and though your children, they'll wont see it see what you went through to get them everything everything they wanted but once they do they'll understand just as you do now exactly why you did it
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Dec 15, 2014
Dec 15, 2014 at 8:09 PM UTC
Christmas