We see or hear things that make us feel bad or stay with us for years, sometimes because we’re interested or by accident. Things that seem small can have big effects on our lives, especially if we didn’t expect them to. These sudden events can change the way we see things, the choices we make, and the way we live.

“When I was 13, I heard my mom tell her doctor on the phone that she lost her first son when he was only three months old. At age 13, I had to deal with the fact that one of my siblings had died. No one in my family was told about this, and she doesn’t even know I know about it. On Reddit, Yogurt2022

I heard my mom’s partner say that she hoped my dad would agree to her complicated custody plan so she could still get her child support payments. By saamii_xx on Reddit

“A woman I worked with thought everyone had already left, and I heard her and her ex-husband talking.” A man begged her to let him see his teenage daughter more often, but she insisted on getting more child support or alimony. He informed her that he was already living in a trailer and was going into debt to pay for his daughter’s private school. He said he had no extra money to spare.
The woman told him that she would get what she wanted or show his daughter the DNA test that proved she wasn’t really his daughter. On Reddit, bluecheetos

“I heard an old woman ask her husband, ‘Shall we get naked?'” at the grocery store. It took me two tries to figure out that she was reaching for the “Naked” brand of fruit juice. By lasarus29 on Reddit

“That wasn’t me; my mom heard a soldier’s wife telling her screaming child, ‘Daddy won’t be coming home,’ if she doesn’t stop acting up.'” The north_tank on Reddit

“I loved my grandfather very much, but he had dementia.” He was getting worse, and my mom went to see him that day. She told me he was fine when I asked.
Later, she talked on the phone about me in the next room, “He doesn’t even remember her name anymore, but I won’t tell her that.” “Broke my heart to pieces.” It’s silly_sosidg on Reddit.

“Sitting on the train, overhearing a guy being smug about having his wife pay rent while his house was already paid off.” The GGGomer / Reddit

“Three friends who say they are close to me made fun of me while they thought I was sleeping and couldn’t hear them.” That day, I left their place and never talked to any of them again. More than once, my insomnia kept me out of some very bad relationships. blackhatedarkling on Reddit

“A woman once told me, “If you ask your husband if he is cheating, he now has permission to cheat.” “I still don’t get it.” A Pure-Guard-3633 user on Reddit

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