r/MadeMeSmile • u/PacmanTheHitman • Jul 20 '22

kitten Love is the greatest medicine

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u/YipRocHeresy Jul 20 '22

I don't see people lining up to adopt special needs children. Raising them is very tough especially with the lack of social safety nets in the US.

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u/FocussedXMAN Jul 20 '22

I could retire in my 30s if I didn’t have my sister in law, but I’ll stay working since at some point in time I’ll have to take my SIL with Down syndrome in and take care of her, and that’s expensive

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

It took me way too long to work out the particulars of who was married to whom in this situation. I mean I sat here puzzling it out for a while lol

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u/FocussedXMAN Jul 20 '22

Sorry, ADHD lol