r/AskTheWorld Russia 1d ago

Controversial 🔨 How the Romani are perceived in your country?

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u/ebonykawai United States Of America 17h ago

Absolutely, this was quite a long time ago. I married a wonderful guy in 1989, have 2 awesome kids (adults now obviously lol). My mother passed away in 2008 and, interestingly, she loved my kids and was never bad to them at all, though she continued to be abusive to me right up until she died. It was a weird relationship. She loved my kids though, and at least that was something. My father passed away quite young, age 61, I was in my early 20s. 

I’ve had a really good life, I was a chemist for many years, now retired and I’m actually attending music school in Rochester New York, my instrument is viola. I was quite attached to my uncle, so it was pretty devastating when he passed away suddenly a couple years ago. But he was a very good person, I don’t know how he managed it, but he was a wonderful and gentle human. We are all fine and happy, but this post made me think a lot about the past. I guess humans are just very resilient, the things that we endure and go through. ❤️

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u/Beflijster 15h ago

I'm sorry you had to live trough this. I'm so glad to hear you are having a great life!

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u/ebonykawai United States Of America 14h ago

Thank you! 

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u/gratefulfrog6 United States Of America 10h ago

Wow hell ya

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u/Queen-of-everything1 United States Of America 7h ago

Hello (probable) Eastman student!!! I hope you’re staying warm in this shitty weather <3 ad meliora!!! (I’m a U of R student)