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Have you ever, given someone a major step up in life, been a mentor, and measurably altered the trajectory of their life for the better? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A few times I've been there for friends and helped them through rough times just by being someone to talk to.

But I also helped my best friend and roommate by paying most of the bills while he developed his IT/engineering skills. He's got a good career now but struggled for a few years.

Then I took someone in a couple months ago and she's staying in my attic now. That's going well, my wife and I get along great with her. Hopefully it'll all turn out well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

you seem like a great person IRL <3

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Thank you! This last one was really a leap of faith, someone I barely knew at all who needed a place to stay. We've all been lucky!