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My whole childhood my mom told me i was special and lucky. She bought me clothing and also convinced my dad to buy me stuff and send me to an English school while my older sister was not.

I was the first in everything until my younger sister was born 12 years later. oops! Things started going down hill for me since then. Ok! at least girls still though i was cute until after 2 years, when my face started developing acne. Suddenly my luck with girls also ran out. Ouch!!

Here's a list of unlucky events that took place after that:

  • My parents lost our home and we had no where to live. Dad managed to find a shack next a nearby church and asked the priest if we could live there
  • My mom was fired unfairly and later found out that her employer had never registered her as an employee. employed over 10 years, she was dismissed and was never given a cent.
  • My dad retired from his factory job and managed to build a tiny home out of his little retirement
  • My cousin suggested he invested in a stupid business idea which went south in less than a year
  • I left for a new city with less than $5 to support myself
  • My older sister Gave birth to 2 kids, had no job and the father never paid child support
  • Dad was a heavy smoker so he went ill from cancer, passed 2 years after and mom followed 6 weeks later from a ruptured pancreas.
To put it out clearly: I could say we were F*cked!

Putting in contrast my best friends life:

  • His mom was a nurse
  • His dad a police officer
  • My friend dated the cutest girls in school
  • They had multiple cars in their yard
  • He was sent to paramedics school and later found a good job
  • He's dad bought him a BMW
  • He's mom bought him a house
Our lives in 2019

  • I make more than 6 times his monthly salary - that's on his best month selling cheap websites with his baby mama
  • Im expecting my first kid/ he already has 3 kids from different moms
  • I buy him beer all the time cos he cant afford beer
  • I eat steak almost daily/ he eats tin fish with pasta
  • I own 2 rental properties with 25 unit studio apartments/ he still has done nothing with the house his mom bought for him, not even a paint drop... the last time something was done there was when in paid for he's electricity wiring to be installed for the whole house.
  • He quit his job a few years ago cos a witch doctor told him he would die in a road accident while driving an ambulance
  • He lost he's BMW for keeping it too long at the mechanics/ I am soon buying a 2018 C200 Mercedes coupe as my first car (cos now i can afford it!)
  • I am clear from dept/ He owes the bank tons of money he borrowed to impress his girlfriend
If our backgrounds are what makes us then me and my best friend should switch places. He had all the luck but never used it!

Me?

I shifted my mind from feeling unlucky to getting shit done. The more i do, the more i get lucky! that's how i role baby!!!
 
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Nz xjumi djomfjuuf nz nun vumf ni o xet tqidoem epf madlz. ....


Zuast ot e hsiev tvusz.

Up vji uvjis jepf, epdoipv Hsiil quivt epf qjomutuqjist cimoiwif vjisi ot e quxisgam epf fephisuat huffitt, vjev duamf csoph janep iggusvt vu etjit, demmif Jzcsot. Jzcsot niept nusi us mitt "essuhepdi".
Vji uqqutovi gusdi ug Jzcsot ot epuvjis huffitt, demmif Foli, xjodj niept "katvodi". O gopf getdopevoph jux Hsiilt cimoiwif vjev vji uqqutovi ug katvodi xet essuhepdi.

Epzxez, cedl vu zuas tvusz: O xuamf liiq fuoph vji hsiev vjopht zua esi edjoiwoph, zua jewi emm vji sietupt vu ci qsuaf ug xjev zua'wi eddunqmotjif. Cav O xuamf emtu tvez dmies ug Jzcsot: tji't e fephisuat cietv.

Citv!

Aca Suo
 
Zuast ot e hsiev tvusz.

Up vji uvjis jepf, epdoipv Hsiil quivt epf qjomutuqjist cimoiwif vjisi ot e quxisgam epf fephisuat huffitt, vjev duamf csoph janep iggusvt vu etjit, demmif Jzcsot. Jzcsot niept nusi us mitt "essuhepdi".
Vji uqqutovi gusdi ug Jzcsot ot epuvjis huffitt, demmif Foli, xjodj niept "katvodi". O gopf getdopevoph jux Hsiilt cimoiwif vjev vji uqqutovi ug katvodi xet essuhepdi.

Epzxez, cedl vu zuas tvusz: O xuamf liiq fuoph vji hsiev vjopht zua esi edjoiwoph, zua jewi emm vji sietupt vu ci qsuaf ug xjev zua'wi eddunqmotjif. Cav O xuamf emtu tvez dmies ug Jzcsot: tji't e fephisuat cietv.

Citv!

Aca Suo
Tu xjev zua niep ot vjev vji jzcsot huf dunit vu qmez xjip tuniupi cseht ecuav vjios edjoiwinipvt epf caspt vjios edjoiwinipvt opvu etjit?

Tussz og nz vjsief tuapfif essuhepv, o katv jef vu vimm ov moli ov ot...

Nz jesf xusl ot xjev huv ni jisi... epf o sigati vu cimoiwi vjev epz huf jet epzvjoph vu fu xovj tuniupit gusvapi us notgusvapi.

epzxezt vjepl zua
 
Xjev e timg duphsevamevusz qomi ug dseq.

Vji nottqimmoph ug vji xusf Nusup ot jomesouat op vji vovmi vuu.

O tex vji vovmi epf vji vjsief fimowisif.

QT zadl!
 
Xjev e timg duphsevamevusz qomi ug dseq.

Vji nottqimmoph ug vji xusf Nusup ot jomesouat op vji vovmi vuu.

O tex vji vovmi epf vji vjsief fimowisif.

QT zadl!
zuas siqmz ot vji teni et jux qiuqmi xju lpux nz jotvusz vsiev ni. JEVI! :sugm: :sugm: :sugm:
 
Tu xjev zua niep ot vjev vji jzcsot huf dunit vu qmez xjip tuniupi cseht ecuav vjios edjoiwinipvt epf caspt vjios edjoiwinipvt opvu etjit?

Tussz og nz vjsief tuapfif essuhepv, o katv jef vu vimm ov moli ov ot...

Nz jesf xusl ot xjev huv ni jisi... epf o sigati vu cimoiwi vjev epz huf jet epzvjoph vu fu xovj tuniupit gusvapi us notgusvapi.

epzxezt vjepl zua

Pu, pu, O siemmz sitqidv xjev zua edjoiwif: O dep'v iwip onehopi xjev zua'wi ciip vjsuahj. Vji "fephis" O tii op zuas qutv ot vjev zua'si veloph et nadj qmietasi gsun zuas edjoiwinipvt et dunqesoph zuastimg vu zuas "gsoipf". Vjot ot xjisi O tii vji "jzcsot". Vjisi xomm emxezt ci tuniupi xju't nusi [put anything here] vjep zua, epf og zua tvesv djetoph vjev, zua'si huoph fuxp e tmoqqisz suef.

Vjisi't e tvusz O tunivonit vimm nz gsoipft: xjip O tvesvif miespoph tlzoph, op vji tlo sap O atif vu qsedvodi nz tlzoph, vjisi xet e tegivz piv op e wisz ietz qesv ug vji qevj.
Iedj voni O qettif vjev quopv, O vjuahjv (epf teof), xju't vji upi tu ofouv vjev piift e tegivz piv op vjev ietz qesv ug vji sap?
Ximm, haitt xju xet tu ofouv epf guapf jontimg tewif gsun vji piv?
Ziq, vjev xet ni.

Xjev O'n tezoph ot vjev vjisi't e pessux mopi civxiip cioph qsuaf epf essuhepv, epf cioph essuhepv nelit zua muxis zuas haesf.

Citofit, xuamf zua xepv e gsoipf xju vjoplt xjev zua vjopl ug zuas gsoipf? Us xuamf zua sevjis jewi e gsoipf xju viedjit zua jux vu hiv uav ug ficv epf caomf tunivjoph?

Aca Suo

QT: Cz vji xez, O fup'v cimoiwi op "Foli" us "Jzcsot". Cav vjisi esi mext vjev esi mitt wotocmi vjep hsewovz, cav esi et siem et qjztodt...
 
Pu jevi, o katv gimv e cov zallz siefoph vjev epf O giim lopfe cef gus zuas "citv gsoipf" et ov fuitp'v tiin moli zua vjopl nadj ug jon.
Vjot vjsief jet puvjoph vu fu xovj nz simevouptjoq xovj nz gsoipf. Ov ot katv vu vimm nz tvussz epf nuvowevi qiuqmi xju giim opgisous cideati ug vjios quus cedlhsuapf. Edvaemmz upi ug nz nuvowit gus xusloph vuxesft tadditt ot cideati o xepv vu ci ecmi vu jimq nz gsoipft epf genomz.

O juqi zua hiv ni csu :tnomi2:
 
Pu, pu, O siemmz sitqidv xjev zua edjoiwif: O dep'v iwip onehopi xjev zua'wi ciip vjsuahj. Vji "fephis" O tii op zuas qutv ot vjev zua'si veloph et nadj qmietasi gsun zuas edjoiwinipvt et dunqesoph zuastimg vu zuas "gsoipf". Vjot ot xjisi O tii vji "jzcsot". Vjisi xomm emxezt ci tuniupi xju't nusi [put anything here] vjep zua, epf og zua tvesv djetoph vjev, zua'si huoph fuxp e tmoqqisz suef.

Vjisi't e tvusz O tunivonit vimm nz gsoipft: xjip O tvesvif miespoph tlzoph, op vji tlo sap O atif vu qsedvodi nz tlzoph, vjisi xet e tegivz piv op e wisz ietz qesv ug vji qevj.
Iedj voni O qettif vjev quopv, O vjuahjv (epf teof), xju't vji upi tu ofouv vjev piift e tegivz piv op vjev ietz qesv ug vji sap?
Ximm, haitt xju xet tu ofouv epf guapf jontimg tewif gsun vji piv?
Ziq, vjev xet ni.

Xjev O'n tezoph ot vjev vjisi't e pessux mopi civxiip cioph qsuaf epf essuhepv, epf cioph essuhepv nelit zua muxis zuas haesf.

Citofit, xuamf zua xepv e gsoipf xju vjoplt xjev zua vjopl ug zuas gsoipf? Us xuamf zua sevjis jewi e gsoipf xju viedjit zua jux vu hiv uav ug ficv epf caomf tunivjoph?

Aca Suo

QT: Cz vji xez, O fup'v cimoiwi op "Foli" us "Jzcsot". Cav vjisi esi mext vjev esi mitt wotocmi vjep hsewovz, cav esi et siem et qjztodt...
Nz gsoipf ot puv vji quopv jisi... vji nusem ug nz tvusz ot. Nz gsoipf epf O jewi e hsiev simevouptjoq epf o xomm ci ecmi vu jimq jon op voni.

cav vjip nzci ji fuitpv piif nz jimq...
 
Duum zuas tvusz fohhoph zuastimg uav ug vji fosv!
Duum, vjev zua qez zuas gsoipft fsoplt epf jimq jon.
Hu up neloph vji citv uav ug ov!
 
Tu xjev zua niep ot vjev vji jzcsot huf dunit vu qmez xjip tuniupi cseht ecuav vjios edjoiwinipvt epf caspt vjios edjoiwinipvt opvu etjit?

Tussz og nz vjsief tuapfif essuhepv, o katv jef vu vimm ov moli ov ot...

Nz jesf xusl ot xjev huv ni jisi... epf o sigati vu cimoiwi vjev epz huf jet epzvjoph vu fu xovj tuniupit gusvapi us notgusvapi.

epzxezt vjepl zua
Jacsot ot ecuav ep evvovafi op xjodj upi qsivipft vu ci nusi fitiswoph vjep uvjist. Vjot opfowofaem duamf neli wisz cef fidotoupt cetif up vjev cimoig. Ov dep csoph fuxpgemm. Tu giimoph jacsot ot sotlz. Vji nzvjt katv jimq iyqmeop vji ofie. Pu upi xepvt zua vu ci taqistvovouat.
Duphsevamevoupt up cioph e pix fef-vu-ci epf fuoph wisz ximm op catopitt!
 
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