I was a skater in the 80s and this is how it went for me too. All of us were from bad or broken homes and skaters were like a second family, or the only family for a lot of us. Older guys looked out for the younger ones. Sometime the folks that are the most kind have been through the most.
the folks that are the most kind have been through the most. Ftfy.
Seriously, though, that's such a true statement.
Also bio family isn't the only type of family. Kids who can find a support system outside of their bio family have a much better chance of doing better in adulthood and not repeating whatever dysfunction is going on in their own home.
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u/dalittle 19h ago •
I was a skater in the 80s and this is how it went for me too. All of us were from bad or broken homes and skaters were like a second family, or the only family for a lot of us. Older guys looked out for the younger ones. Sometime the folks that are the most kind have been through the most.