The reason I'm writing this is to see if there have been others like myself who have been discarded from their families for no apparent reason. When I was 19 my parents went through a nasty divorce and left me in a homeless shelter. I worked my way out of this but the way my family treated me was strange. Not any of them had tried to get in touch. They received my calls and visits but never called or visited me. My siblings also became homeless too. I learned some of my family were very wealthy and lived nearby, and had done nothing. This was shocking to me.
Over the years I became exasperated and gave up with them. I don't trust my immediate family after how it imploded and how some people acted. I tried to get in touch with some extended family members but all they did was humour me. In other words they've made it clear they do not accept me.
The most hurtful thing about this, is that no one has said why. I feel treated like a degenerate or a criminal. One person once said "we know things were bad at home". Yes, they were awful, I almost died. Maybe that's why? They always had this thing where they made a point of family being important, perhaps that was just part of the facade.
It's messed my head up, I think it would to anyone. I've tried to keep trying with my life, but life without a family to support you or be around sometimes is no joke. Especially when you were brought up to take it seriously. People don't treat you very seriously without a family.
Is it reasonable to still feel so shocked about this? I know this is not the first time in history something like this has happened. But I've never met anyone else who went through anything similar. I'm not sad or angry, but it's unpleasant and confusing. Who are you without a family?
That's my story, if anyone else has been abandoned by their family, especially for no real reason, would like to hear.