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Iris

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23. I admire your perseverance.

Reply to hunter (Reply #16)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 12:20 AM

Dec 2024

I have a free make friends with similar stories ago made it through college despite a lot working against them

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How many of you Duers have ever been homeless at some point in your life? [View all] Jilly_in_VA Dec 2024 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2024 #1

Me ibegurpard Dec 2024 #2

When I was a kid. For brief periods we were homeless and hungry and spent the occasional night in the car. Ping Tung Dec 2024 #3

We never forget,do we? True Blue American Dec 2024 #8

We ended up in an evangelical run homeless shelter. The car, if we'd had one, might have been better. SomewhereInTheMiddle Dec 2024 #27

What did Elon say about the homeless? New Breed Leader Dec 2024 #4

Not completely but close. True Blue American Dec 2024 #5

19 years old for two weeks. Midnight Writer Dec 2024 #6

I'm so sorry about your roommate. Good friends like that are few and far between Iris Dec 2024 #22

I'll check back with you in a few months lame54 Dec 2024 #7

When it counted Codifer Dec 2024 #9

Twice when I was in college. redstatebluegirl Dec 2024 #10

Me and my family were homeless from my ages of 8-14. Coventina Dec 2024 #11

Yep n/t Cirsium Dec 2024 #12

what's the difference between divorce and a tornado? rampartd Dec 2024 #13

I couch surfed and lived in motels for a year and a half but was never completely out on the streets or in shelters. meadowlander Dec 2024 #14

KnR Hekate Dec 2024 #15

I ended up homeless the second time I was "asked" to take time off from school... hunter Dec 2024 #16

I admire your perseverance. Iris Dec 2024 #23

A very, very short period of time drmeow Dec 2024 #17

I stayed on a friend's couch for 3 months. Chellee Dec 2024 #18

Close DET Dec 2024 #19

I Only Avoided Homelessness Because I Had Family Who Bailed Me Out ChoppinBroccoli Dec 2024 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Dec 2024 #21

Twice. I was lucky though, I anticipated and was able to prepare. haele Dec 2024 #24

Thanks for sharing your experience. Since reading the book Mike 03 Dec 2024 #25

After my marriage Ontheboundry Dec 2024 #26

Me. TexasTowelie Dec 2024 #28

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Not sure I agree Johnny2X2X Dec 2024 #30

Yes. happybird Dec 2024 #31

lost live-in job markie Dec 2024 #32

I've never been homeless, but that being said, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2024 #33

Nearly a month when young Sympthsical Dec 2024 #34