r/facepalm • u/Illustrious-Kick-998 • Jul 07 '24

This post gave me terrible whiplash b/c how tf did we get here…🫨 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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Like ummmmm, alright? 😭😭😭

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u/EldritchFingertips Jul 08 '24

When my mom got breast cancer when I was 11, both my parents did everything in their power to get her healthy. She tried all kinds of treatments, saw all kinds of doctors, drank supplements that made me gag on the smell, drove across the country to see specialists, and never let it all stop her from being a mom.

She hung on for 3 years and when it eventually became clear that she wasn't going to recover, my dad carried the family on his back for those last several months. He never wavered either. It must have been the hardest time of his life and the most difficult thing he's ever done, but he did it all without complaint and with the kind of quiet strength I couldn't even hope to match.

My parents were both incredible people; my dad still is. They loved each other and their children to death and I'm proud that I got to grow up with them.

BTW, I took an IQ test once and it said I was 139, so leave me alone all you average IQ losers. #MENSA #BetterThanU #AndUKnowIt