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My uncle is getting out of prison next month. I'm really happy for him and I'm going to see him, I'm just afraid he'll be upset I haven't seen him since I turned eighteen two years ago.

I wanted to, but never learned how to get on the visitors list. And 2/3rds of the times my family went to visit him I wouldn't get let inside anyway.

Then I couldn't write or call him because I live with my mom, and she would kill me if she knew I had any contact with him 😅 (it was my dad who took me to see him)

Not that any of this is an excuse, I'd be upset in his shoes.

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contrails · 56-60, M

How long was he in...?

IntenseCookie · 26-30, F

@contrails Since before I was born, I'm not completely sure. Maybe 23-25 years

Summergirly · 26-30, F

@IntenseCookie what was he in for?

contrails · 56-60, M

Wow. And why are you so happy to see him? You can't possibly *know* him... Although I think it's great he'll have someone "happy to see him", he's lucky that way... I will be hard to get back to "free" life of course...

IntenseCookie · 26-30, F

@Summergirly He had a problem with hard drugs and I know he stole a car or two- they belonged to relatives though so I don't know if he got charged for that?

Then.. some other things >.>

IntenseCookie · 26-30, F

@contrails I know him more than my other uncles, at least. But that's not saying much 😂 he just has a good presence, he's done his time and deserves to be out.

But yeah, I don't know what he's going to do now that he's leaving. I hope someone's taking him in- my dad was going to but he moved out of state :/

contrails · 56-60, M

@IntenseCookie "Some other things"... Yep, no one gets 23 years for stealing a car... but good for you that you're cool with it, frankly I thing the #1 thing we would need to get back to "normal" life is trust/love of people "outside"... a very rare thing these days... particularly for someone who had been in jail for a long time, I guess...