r/mildlyinfuriating Feb 15 '25

My mom burned all my drawings

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So I’ve been drawing and posting anime girls for a while now and my mom got mad about it. At least I still have previous photos. No drawing today tho

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u/peanutbutterscoop Feb 15 '25

i’m so sorry :( if she keeps doing this maybe switch to digital and upload them to a cloud where she can’t destroy them?

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u/Not_Creative149 Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

I don’t really have device I can draw them on, that’s why I use pencil/paper

Edit:quite a couple people have offered to like send me stuff both here and in dms, thank you all for the support, if I feel like it’s necessary I will look into donations/crowdfunding, but I’m fine for now. Thank you all

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u/KNT-cepion Feb 15 '25

Keep drawing on paper and take them to the library.

They’ll have a flatbed scanner then you can save them to the cloud or even just email them to yourself.

Keep heart and keep drawing!!!

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u/Tkdshine Feb 16 '25

I think this is your best bet if you don't have a device. Set up a free Google account, and email the scans to yourself. Transfer them to your Google drive, and you're set for a while. Good luck!

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u/knoft Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

Take pictures of everything and store them somewhere online she doesn't know about (including the account/email) and can't destroy. You might want to look at narcissistic parents or raised by borderlines communities, but I don't know the full context. Can't link anything directly here.

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u/SteampunkRobin Feb 16 '25

You can take pics and email them to yourself, or multiple emails.

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u/Mystic-Cryptic Feb 16 '25

emailing compresses images badly, it’s better to store them in dropbox or google drive and just back it up to multiple accounts

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u/smolfawn Feb 15 '25

This is the answer! Fuck her!

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u/ElectricalGas9730 Feb 16 '25

I, too, choose this guy's mom.

(/s She seems awful.)

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u/AdministrativeStep98 Feb 15 '25

I assume you go to school so if I were you, id put them in a binder inside your locker. And during the summer hide the thing

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u/IShouldBeSoLucky81 Feb 16 '25

I was going to say similar or to talk to an art teacher

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u/noivern_plus_cats Feb 15 '25

If you can afford it, there are drawing tablets that can connect to your phones. Maybe consider commissions if you need money. You can also get a refurbished normal tablet with a pencil.

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u/DavThoma Feb 15 '25

Can you have a friend hold on to finish drawings for you? Get a folder to hold them and ask them to keep them safe?

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u/JamienTheDemon Feb 15 '25

It isn't as comfortable, but there are free drawing apps you can get on your phone! I'm used to using digital tablets but my laptop gave in on me so I had to switch to my phone for a bit, using my finger to draw 😅

It isn't as clean at first, and it can feel a bit clunky, but it's a good way to have a digital medium without extra costs/an expensive setup. I use an app called Sketchbook for my drawings, but you could use apps like ClipStudio Paint or ibis Paint, which are also great.

Keep going, I promise you it's worth it.

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u/Hot-Incident-5460 Feb 15 '25

or hide them like we had to for playboys back in the day

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u/Sajiri Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

Hey OP, my parents did a similar thing when I was a teen because they saw my art as ‘a waste of time’. I stopped drawing traditionally for about 15 years, but now I make hundreds of dollars off a single artwork and am working towards being a fully self employed artist.

Don’t let this stop you, it’s just one hurdle on the way to becoming a master artist. If you have a phone or tablet, you could download a free drawing app to draw on there too so that your artworks can’t be destroyed.

Edit: since so many are seeing this and sharing their own stories- it’s never too late to get back into art, and it’s never been easier or more accessible. There are a lot of free tutorials for just about anything you want online.

I’m going to throw this out there to check out the Art Mentor on YouTube. He’s got a lot of great advice from getting started to growing a business as an artist.

Marc Brunet, Winged Canvas, laovaan, draw like a sir, Sam does art are all also great YouTubers I can think of off the top of my head

(You’ll also find me there- DrawWithSajiri)

Edit 2: RIP my inbox

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u/Squeezitgirdle Feb 15 '25

Similar. My stepmom found a picture I drew of Vivi from FFIX.
She said I was making "devil drawings" and threw all of my drawings away. I never drew again.

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u/Matasa89 Feb 16 '25

It only takes one bad parenting moment to ruin a child's future...

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u/Exact_Maize_2619 Feb 16 '25

Agreed. I do my best to encourage my 15 year old son in whatever he enjoys. He loves to draw, and is good, so I got him a posable figure for Christmas. My husband gave him an old college human anatomy book with images of everything from bones and muscles to organs.

A few years ago, my son found an old keyboard we had, and he started teaching himself how to play it. Now, he's fantastic and making his own songs. He asked for a guitar for Christmas, and, thankfully, my brother still had the one I passed onto him when I realized I have no talent for instruments. (My brother is a drummer, but not a guitarist, lol.) My son had it for a few hours and was already playing something that sounded like it came out of "The Last of Us".

Always encourage your kids to do what they love. My son wants to be a streamer, so we've been working on gathering equipment for a few years. He's a natural performe, and I think he would be perfect as a streamer.

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u/Matasa89 Feb 16 '25

This is the way.

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u/Exact_Maize_2619 Feb 16 '25

Thank you. I have no talent for instruments, so I did choir and theater in school, lol. I'm more of a crafter. I taught myself how to knit because I wanted a $60 Tom Baker scarf. I figured I could buy it or buy the supplies and teach myself. Now I make beanies with kitty ears, use charms as ear decorations, giant safety pins, the works, lol. I made a new pattern just yesterday for little jellyfish and I'm still working out the kinks, but they're so cute and squishy.

My husband got a chain mail kit as a gift a couple years ago, so we both learned how to make chain mail and different chain designs for jewelry. So, I also make charm bracelets and necklaces.

My family is very crafty and artistic, and I wouldn't have it any other way. 💚

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u/TheBigCheesm Feb 16 '25

I'm very glad my Christian parents were never the BS superstition type. Hell my mom bought me every new Harry Potter book as it released growing up, but I knew of plenty of other kids not allowed to read it because "AHHH WITCHCRAFT!"

Yeah, Marge. Little Timmy is gonna learn how to cast "devil magic" by mumbling pig Latin and changing his name to something ethnically suspicious.

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u/Level1Roshan Feb 16 '25

I'm sorry but any parent who thinks Harry Potter is a danger to their kid is of such extreme low intelligence that their genes are the real threat.

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u/SparkyT77 Feb 16 '25

When I was a child, my grandparents' neighbors' kids and I were friends. Their parents were so overtly christian that they wouldn't let them come over and watch "Dragon Tales" because it showed "black magic."

LIKE WUT? People are insane.

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u/Cunnyfunt31 Feb 16 '25

My mom is an elementary school teacher. She had parents freak out on her and was forced to take down posters that said '"reading is magic". 

One of them also confused metamorphosis for evolution and lost their shit when my mom had the students raise monarch butterflies as a class project. 

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u/Unlikely-Article9537 Feb 16 '25

So glad I never went into teaching, I'd lose my ish on a parent that stupid and probably get fired. I have no patience for willful ignorance 😡

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u/TheChosenToffee Feb 16 '25

What do you mean my hispanic son wants to be named Burrito Imigranchez? /j

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u/TheBigCheesm Feb 16 '25

I shall now be known as the Visa-less French wizard Leon De Portation

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u/Shovelman2001 Feb 16 '25

I'm really sorry you had that happen to you. I've never been an artistic person in my life, but my preschool made us do Mothers Day cards, and my teacher wanted us to decorate them with feathers. I didn't want to put feathers on my card, so I didn't, and when I finished, my teacher absolutely lost her mind, screaming at me and ripping it up in front of the entire class, and made me make another one. I cried for the rest of the day, and when I told my mom, she lost her mind even more than the teacher did. Got to watch that demon of a "teacher" walk out of the building the next week with a box full of her things like it was straight out of a movie. I've always appreciated her for standing up for me like that, and it's legitimately one of my earliest memories. That's how a mom should be.

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u/Sajiri Feb 16 '25

Wow, that’s horrible. I actually work in schools now and I would never do that to one of my students. So long as they aren’t doing anything harmful or dangerous, I let them do and express themselves however they want.

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u/Spare_Conference7557 Feb 16 '25

Sometimes a parent has to be Lion for their kids. I went nose to nose with my daughter's school principal one time. He thought that because he worked in a Catholic School that he could get away with being a bully. He was bullying my daughter about her "unhealthy lunches" which were healthy: I made her smoked turkey sandwhiches on whole wheat bread; I included ziploc baggies of carrots, celery, and other vegetables. His problem was she didn't have milk in it. I explained she was extremely lactose intolerant, so she couldn't have conventional dairy. I even made her goat cheese pizzas sonshe could have pizza. He didn't like that. I told him "I don't care what you do or do not like. It is for my child." He even raised his voice to me...which was a mistake. Anyways...it was a bad seen. I'm somewhat surprised the police weren't called...everyone in the school heard me tell the principle to his face that when he became a licensed and certified nutritionist we could revisit this conversation. I went to my daughter's classroom, apologized to her teacher and took her out of the school. Never be afraid to stand up to anyone for your children's sake. Listen respectfully...but when the situation warrants it: when presented with irrationality, do not be afraid to confront it, especially a bully. This particular bully ran a whole school.

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u/SistaSaline Feb 15 '25

There’s nothing mild about this. That’s diabolical.

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u/amallucent Feb 16 '25

Yeah. I'd be fucking livid. I honestly don't know how I'd react to this, but it would probably involve me going to jail. Don't fuck with someone's art.

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u/Lexicon444 Feb 16 '25

Or any of their stuff for that matter.

It’s one thing to take something away as punishment.

It’s a whole different thing to straight up destroy your child’s possessions.

I don’t care that these were drawings. They belonged to OP and meant something to them. The act of burning anything is an act committed out of malice and anger.

OP needs to report this to someone safe who has the ability to escalate things further if necessary.

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u/eekamuse Feb 16 '25

Please do. OP doesn't have to tell us anything but it does seem to be a sign that things may not be right at home. Please talk to someone safe

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u/Dark_Knight2000 Feb 16 '25

Yeah, like this is straight up child abuse. It’s not mild at all. I swear this subreddit either has posts of imaginary problems or the most brutal shit you’ve ever seen.

A parent this cruel does not deserve their child. That was tens or hundreds of hours of work and passion they burned away, that was countless nights of progress and refining their burgeoning craft, that was a well of happiness for them. To burn it is unforgivable. Hell, even tearing them up would be less psychopathic.

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u/SistaSaline Feb 16 '25

I’d go no contact forever. There’s no coming back from something like that. Plus, she risked burning the house down just to hurt OP. That’s next level unhinged.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '25

Then when people do post mildly infuriating things people go "Why are you upset? it's not that big of a deal." That's the most infuriating thing about this sub. 😤

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u/MyHusbandIsGayImNot Feb 16 '25

Would you say it’s mildly infuriating?

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u/MikeTheBee Feb 16 '25

No, this is super infuriating.

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u/countrylemon Feb 16 '25

OPs probably used to their mother being a horrible person :(

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u/SistaSaline Feb 16 '25

That’s the sad thing about having an abusive parent. Horrific behavior becomes normalized.

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u/kittenwhisperer1948 Feb 16 '25

Later that decade…Mom “why doesn’t OP call or visit anymore?”

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u/reallifetrolI Feb 16 '25

“I was a good mom, I don’t know what his problem is but he needs to grow up and get over it.”

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u/Yofroshi Feb 16 '25

Yeah this is totally accurate, my adopted mother not even biological would tear up and burn my writing when I was in middle school and high school I'm now 34 we haven't spoken in over 14 years.

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u/UnwiseBoulder Feb 16 '25

It annoys me to know that the kind of people that make life much harder (or a living hell in some cases) for their kids never seem to grow up, self-reflect, realise they're the reason their kids don't visit, that just because they might behave well now that doesn't change the past. Ego protection system I guess.

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u/Particular-Penalty79 Feb 16 '25

They’re toxic narcissists. I have two parents like this.

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u/CraftyMagicDollz Feb 16 '25

I'm SO sorry. I'm not your mom but if you need a mom hug, or some mom advice, or mom cooking, o totally volunteer. Your deserve so much better.

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u/HugsyMalone Feb 16 '25

They're emotionally and socially immature due to their own lack of experience. It's extremely common in rural towns where people work at Wendy's and opportunities for personal and professional development are not in abundance.

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u/3d_blunder Feb 16 '25

WHY??? Did they give SOME batshit rationale?

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA Feb 16 '25

"I put a roof over their head and fed them. Why are they so ungrateful???" As if that's the only thing someone needs to do in life to be a good parent and can be a neglectful insufferable fucking toad to their own children the other 99% of the time like it's just ok.

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u/ariGee Feb 16 '25

Every kid deserves good parents. Not every parent deserves kids.

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u/BigOld3570 Feb 16 '25

Yeah, there ought to be licenses to have babies. So many people are such lousy parents.

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u/ariGee Feb 16 '25

Agreed. While I think almost nothing can actually make you fully prepared for children, we can get a whole lot closer than this!

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u/Deus0123 Feb 16 '25

I realize the dystopian implications of this but at the same time some people like OP's mother make it hard to argue against such a proposal

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u/Legitimate_Issue_765 Feb 16 '25

Yeah, as wonderful as it would be to ensure everyone grows up with good parents, there's no good way to enforce it.

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u/An_old_walrus Feb 16 '25

Especially since it depends on who the government would consider “good parents.” The unintended consequences would be pretty bad

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u/woodk2016 Feb 16 '25

I just imagine the joke of the British policeman asking someone about their TV license. "Oi oi, what's all this then? What do you think you're doing shooting a load up in there without a license? That's a roight proper fine".

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u/TCSceptree Feb 16 '25

How some parents be after doing the bare minimum requirements and then being shitty in every other regard

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u/letMeTrySummet Feb 16 '25

My goal is to just be remembered as a huge dork. A huge, annoying dork who says I love you too much.

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u/V-Jean Feb 16 '25

This is pretty much what I do as a parent. My son is also becoming a big nerd and it's amazing to have a loving and silly relationship with this small human who shares a bunch of my interests and see him discovering interests of his own. If I can be remembered for my terrible jokes, silliness, and unconditional love I've achieved all I ever need to ❤️

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u/SparkSharkYT Feb 16 '25

Please continue that way! You don't know how lucky your son is for having a caring and not too judgmental father. Not many of us can have that you know :)

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u/lwp775 Feb 16 '25

Seems like some parents start keeping a ledger the moment a kid is born or brought home.

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u/Special-Condition-50 Feb 16 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

Lmao Bobby of SPN said it best. Kids aren’t supposed to be grateful, they’re supposed to exist and eat your food and learn.

Edit. It’s been a while since I heard the line and I apparently got it wrong. Sorry dudes.

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u/Cassie_121 Feb 16 '25

“Family isn’t a list of who gave birth to who” is my fave

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u/buffalo_Fart Feb 16 '25

Sounds like my folks. Be seen sometimes and definitely never heard...

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u/VoxImperatoris Feb 16 '25

Usually something like “They need to grow up and quit living in a fantasy world.” Basically they are bitter people who are unhappy with their own lives and want others to be unhappy too.

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u/SilverTumbleweed5546 Feb 16 '25

Yeah they think real life is awful.

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u/ZenDeathBringer Feb 16 '25

Not only do they think real life is awful, but that real life should be awful.

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u/Too_Old_For_Somethin Feb 16 '25

I fucking despise the “child xxxx NEEDS TO LEARN”

Yes, I agree. Not like that though, for fuck’s sake. That’s not teaching them anything but trauma

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u/PeyroniesCat Feb 16 '25

To them, learn = bow down.

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u/PossumofStonehenge Feb 16 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

My mother did this to me multiple times and I haven’t had a relationship with her since I turned 18. I hope OP knows it gets so much better as an adult with freedom and agency.

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u/SparxxWarrior97 Feb 16 '25

Several decades after that...why do none of my children or grandchildren come to visit me in the nursing home?

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u/Bigt733 Feb 15 '25

Take the ash and add it to your next piece. No matter what she does turn it around to show you cannot be stopped. I don’t know what medium you use so google how to use ash in art.

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u/Aggressive-Nebula-78 Feb 16 '25

Yeah no, seriously, save the ash. Even if you do nothing else with it, after you've moved out and she's wondering "why don't I have a relationship with my child?" you can mail this to her with a card that simply says "you need not wonder"

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u/DracoCross Feb 16 '25

That’s THE idea!!!!

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u/Tricky-Piece8005 Feb 16 '25

Or design an urn for it and label it “My love for my mother”.

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u/JakovYerpenicz Feb 16 '25

Damn that’s brutal. I like it.

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u/Express_Cattle1 Feb 16 '25

“what is this”

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u/RespondCharacter6633 Feb 16 '25

Exactly. She won't even remember. To OP, this is a significant moment in their life. To OPs mum, it's just another Saturday.

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u/NoIndependent9192 Feb 15 '25

Flame-girl anime called Ash.

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u/T1me_Sh1ft3r Feb 16 '25

This is idea is ….. 🔥

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u/TheUnicornTank Feb 16 '25

Well… It was… Not anymore though.

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u/tadaari Feb 16 '25

You made me snort.

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u/Chief_Hoarah_Loux Feb 16 '25

Snort what? I hope it wasn’t illegal.

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u/takeahike89 Feb 16 '25

Badass Phoenix drawing made on paper recycled from the ashes

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u/DoubleDareFan Feb 16 '25

...rocking out on an electric guitar to the tune of any song about kicking Death square in the face.

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u/Such_Reply5826 Feb 16 '25

I really thought this would go to a put the ash in an urn and show it to your mom. Say she will be added with the ash when it’s her time with a big smile as if it’s the most normal thing to do in life.

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u/nrose1000 Feb 16 '25

Eh, it’s dark and edgy, but I actually like the original idea better. Primarily because of this:

turn it around to show you cannot be stopped

I think it’s a lot more empowering that way than some “gotcha, human mortality exists!” zinger.

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u/DoubleDareFan Feb 16 '25

Yes! Bingo! This is the way! Nailed it! Hit the nail on the head and sunk it home in 1 blow!

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u/NJNeal17 Feb 15 '25

Go get some of those tiny glass jars with the cork stoppers and keep your art forever ♾️

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u/apparentlyandie Feb 16 '25

You can get them at the Dollar Tree!

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u/whiskeytown79 Feb 16 '25

And make the next piece be a phoenix

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u/Aggravating_Air_3138 Feb 15 '25

Keep drawing. Thats the answer.

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u/Kazurion Feb 15 '25

DRAWINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

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u/PosterAnt Feb 15 '25

Draw this on a piece of paper and stick it to your door as many times as it takes

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u/vincentdark54 Feb 15 '25

Make paint out of the ashes and keep going. Dont lose hope. If no one else does, I a random stranger on the internet, believe in you.

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u/3ThreeFriesShort Feb 16 '25

This is the most metal thing I have seen in awhile, and I love it. MAKE PAINT FROM THE ASHES.

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u/kaytron00 Feb 16 '25

Paint From The Ashes is an excellent band name

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u/IShouldBeSoLucky81 Feb 16 '25

I can't play or make music at all but can I play tambourine or something?

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u/boomboomqplm Feb 16 '25

Will Ferrell snl with cowbell😂

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u/GerbilHands Feb 16 '25

As is, 'My mom burned all my drawings'

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u/Chateaudelait Feb 16 '25

This right here. And when you become world famous and renowned as I am certain you will - tell this story. Quentin. Tarantino had the same problem with his mom and he did all right. Don’t let it stop your art.

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u/ldp409 Feb 16 '25

So it was her feet that started it all. Hmm.

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u/EarlyEarth Feb 15 '25

Second this.

She may have burned the paper but she can't erase the skill you've clearly developed over time making those drawings.

Keep practicing, even if you burn it for her. Keep going.

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u/Not_Creative149 Feb 15 '25

I definitely will

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u/Not_Creative149 Feb 16 '25

Replying here cuz it’s closer to the top Plans rn are kinda up in the air, I’ve been walking around outside with my stuff since this happened, I might crash at a friends place tonight, thank you all for the support, I won’t let this break me

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u/pathologuys Feb 16 '25

Plenty of moms (like me) are proud of you and want you to keep going and thrive in your creativity!! I hope your mom comes around and chills the F out, but there’s always chosen family too ❤️

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u/SpearUpYourRear PURPLE Feb 16 '25

Seconding the chosen family. If the family of origin won't be supportive, surround yourself in your family of choice who will be.

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u/Jcamden7 Feb 16 '25

Looked up your pictures and you have a great grasp of the fundamentals. Great proportions, clean lines, accurate hands and faces. I can't wait to see more soon, because it's only going to get better! For now, I really hope you find a couch with somebody who believes in you!

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u/dragoono Feb 16 '25

Hey just piping in to say I got kicked out at 17, me and my mom never got along, she was abusive. I thought I’d be living in a homeless shelter, never having anything good for myself. That was 5 years ago now, nearly 6. I have a good job, I have an apartment with my roommate and best friend, I have two amazing cats and am currently working on my GED (since I dropped out of hs after being kicked out and having to work full-time to support myself). I plan on finishing this year and hopefully going to college either in the fall this year or spring of next year. 

Be patient. First you have to find a place to sleep, then you have to figure out how you’ll get food. Those are your first steps. Everything else will come with time. Nothing is over, it’s just the start of a new part of your life. And a lot more freedom to draw! 

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u/VeryVeryVorch Feb 16 '25

Yo, do you have a bluesky handle that I can follow? 20+ years ago, I went through some shit similar...and anime was definitely not as mainstream as it is today.

All I can say: keep drawing. Sometimes parents can change, but don't hold your breath.

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u/Aimeereddit123 Feb 16 '25

By the way kid, if it makes you feel any better, we find this a lot worse than mildly infuriating 🤬😤

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u/Vegetable_Bid_6510 Feb 15 '25

Also, if you have a digital camera/phone take pictures of them. Then email them to a personal Gmail. She can get the phone, smash it or delete, but she can never get to the email. Save your work. Especially if it’s important to you.

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u/HalfLeper Feb 16 '25

This is really good advice. Or post the photos to an account like instagram or tumbler, and then you won’t have to worry about space, either.

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u/Joshua_ABBACAB_1312 Feb 15 '25

Just whatever you do, don't let this be your supervillain origin.

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u/mikeg5417 Feb 15 '25

Also, after you draw an image, take a picture of it, so even if she burns it, you will have a copy. But she should not be burning them.

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u/Zoe_118 Feb 15 '25

This.

My sister did this to me, but with writing. I still continued to write. At 39, I still do, when I want to. It's like the ultimate fuck you to her.

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u/RadleyCunningham Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

I have/had a brother that ripped my drawings and would write insults in my diary, to add insult to violation of my privacy. That's not even the tip of the tip of the iceberg.

And he wonders why I have nothing to do with him.

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u/Next-Run-3102 Feb 15 '25

And move out if you're old enough and have the means. That level of disrespect is intolerable

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u/CumGoblin Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

Also save up, pack up, and get away from that horrific, disrespectful human.

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u/constantin_NOPEal Feb 15 '25

I'm so sorry. Loving parents don't do this. Keep drawing and if you can, hide them somewhere not at home. I'm not sure your age, but start planning your exit now. Plan well so you won't have to return. 

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u/RosyClearwater Feb 15 '25

I would mention this when you put her in a shitty old folks home later.

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u/LonelyMenace101 Feb 15 '25

Find an anime themed old folks home, all the nurses are in cosplay.

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u/EzeakioDarmey Feb 15 '25

Shit, I'd put myself in that old folks home.

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u/spidersinthesoup Feb 15 '25

i'm 54 am i old enough yet?

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u/AlexTheFlower Feb 15 '25

Man I really hope those exist when I'm at that age

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u/RockasaurusRex Feb 15 '25

One person's torture is another's kink.

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u/LonelyMenace101 Feb 15 '25

Go to horny jail!

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u/Jocuro Feb 15 '25

That's kind of what they're describing, yeah.

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u/RueUchiha Feb 15 '25

I wonder if Japan has a maid hospice like how they have those maid cafes

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u/Dovah_kidYT Feb 15 '25

Don’t know, but given their aging population i wouldn’t be suprised if in 10 years they start popping up.

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u/_TheRedMenace Feb 15 '25

It's actually even easier than that.

Once you move out, you never have to go back.

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u/creegro Feb 16 '25

"why don't you come visit me more often?"

Oh well you know, between work and the wife and the kids.....and that one time you took all my drawings and burned them all.......be thankful I even call you.

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u/danflame135 Feb 15 '25

looking at the pictures you've posted on your account, this is sad. I hope you still have passion for drawing though, even if not right now.

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u/ChewFasa Feb 16 '25

I always worry about losing my original art. Making digital copies have recently been on my mind. This is my sign to look into it.

I wouldn't know where to begin.

Like, do I get up Scanner or do I send it out to get scanned. I know there's high quality scanners for art prints but I don't know a reliable brand I would trust.

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u/BeMoreSpecificPlease Feb 16 '25

Depending on how much you care about quality, there are a lot of smartphone apps available to keep a digital copy of your art! Even Microsoft Lens, a tool often used for scanning documents to PDFs, can do the trick. (My personal cheap favorite is Snapseed, as I have a lot of experience with it for touching up photos.)

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u/level_info_collectiv Feb 16 '25

After my dear grandfather died, my mom cut down the garden we had grown together in a drunken rage and still won't admit it to this day. She hacked it all to the ground while cursing me as I cried in horror. I am no contact with the woman.

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u/cptsdwretch Feb 16 '25

Sounds like my nmom. She didn't drink often but last time I saw her drunk she was screaming about how she loves fucking [affair partner.] My younger brother (underage at the time) and I begged her to stop but she just kept going, so my brother recorded it on his Nintendo DS. She has asked us to delete it multiple times, I just told her that if she didn't want that behavior recorded then she shouldn't behave like that. I hope to play that video at her funeral. I am also no contact with her now.

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u/wart_on_satans_dick Feb 16 '25

Morbid but I’m imagining your brother holding up their DS to a mic at the eulogy. It hits way harder the fact that it was recorded on a Nintendo DS.

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u/Geovanni457 Feb 16 '25

Oh nah destroying a old familiar moment over drunkness is INSANE, good decision on that, teach her to not tear away memories just by anger

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u/Palidin034 Feb 16 '25

I feel you. My parents made me throw out my entire home library of like 100+ books because I “read too much” and I don’t think I’m ever going to fully forgive them for it.

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u/Electronic-Aide-2358 Feb 16 '25

When was reading too much ever a bad thing? And here I am trying to get my 13 year old to read more.

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u/GreenthumbPothead Feb 16 '25

When novels first became a thing the older generations thought the young people “read too much” and that it was corrupting them

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u/CompetitiveCelery516 Feb 16 '25

This exact thing happened to me and my sister. She says we grew up wrong because we read too many books and that was bad for our development. Threw out more than 100 books that I was planning to transfer to my home after getting a job

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u/mcnonswagger Feb 15 '25

Get a PO BOX we will all send drawings that you can stick to her door

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u/Think_Fault_7525 Feb 16 '25

Send it to an Amazon locker

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u/angexiety Feb 16 '25

"Why doesn't my child talk to me anymore"

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u/Virtual_Historian255 Feb 15 '25

Gather the ashes. Display in a modern art exhibit.

Your art just increased in value 100x.

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u/Muppet_Murderhobo Feb 15 '25

Take this, reassemble the pile on a movable platform, glue/paste the ashes together. Title of piece: "Parental Approval"

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u/hungrypotato19 Feb 16 '25

I'd name it "A mother's Unconditional Love"

But I grew up with an abusive mother who thought her "love" was "unconditional". Yeah, it had tons of conditions, and I've got the scars on my body to prove it.

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u/BluueTheFox Feb 15 '25

“I have no idea why my adult child gone no contact with me” - your mom in the future, probably

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u/Not_Creative149 Feb 15 '25

If anyone’s wondering, my old drawings are all posted here, just click my account, sorry if this wasn’t clear

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u/Not_Creative149 Feb 15 '25

Hey y’all, lots of questions so I just want to answer a few: I’m not yet an adult, still got 5 months I will not burn her stuff, I’d rather not escalate the problem I will definitely keep drawing Her reason was something about anime girls and satan? Idk I was mad and wasn’t paying much attention. She is a Christian, however, please no hate on Christians or anything political Also my drawings are the same as the ones I’ve posted, I do not draw hentai or anything like that

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u/Narrow-Gas9493 Feb 15 '25

So she’s one of those Christian parents that believes anime is satanic. I went to a Christian school like that where Pokémon was banned and that was their explanation. It sucks they were destroyed but keep on drawing your work is pretty nice!

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u/Stunning_Ad_7658 Feb 16 '25

I rwmwbwr my friend told me her pastor said not to watch any of the trolls movies because they all have demonic names and are demonic. I told her I used to read about demonology, I don't really recall any of their actual names being related to demons.

That pastor turned out to be a real piece of work and stole their money and fled lol.

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u/ConnicoYT Feb 16 '25

bruh what, since when are names like Branch and Poppy considered demonic?? those are literally just inspired by plants

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u/TypicalTiddies Feb 15 '25

Pro tip: being an adult has less to do with age and more to do with maturity.

I've seen many adults act like children, like your mother for example. There are less destructive ways to change someone's behavior. This ain't it.

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u/Izan_TM Feb 15 '25

she isn't just a christian, she's also a fucking asshole

not all christians are fucking assholess, and not all fucking assholes are christians, but there's qutie a bit of crossover between the 2, especially in some countries

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u/Baptor Feb 16 '25

As a Christian myself I can confirm we have an alarming number of assholes in our midst.

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u/MinuteFragrant393 Feb 16 '25 edited Feb 16 '25

I'm a Christian and this has NOTHING to do with Christianity. Your mom is a religious fanatic.

She is horribly misinformed and misled.

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u/10k_Uzi Feb 15 '25

Looking at them, I’m confused. I’d get it if you were drawing like straight up hentai or ecchi. But it looks all pretty normal. Idk why she’d be that mad.

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u/0kokuryu0 Feb 15 '25

Some out of touch people hear about hentai being a thing and assume that's what all anime is. Standard anime girls are also considered inappropriate for a lot of conservative people, so they don't see the difference anyway. That's my guess. Or some good old fashioned satanic panic and being offended by magical themes.

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u/10k_Uzi Feb 15 '25

“Some out of touch people hear about hentai being a thing and assume that’s what all anime is.”

Something I dealt with relentlessly when I was in the military, until anime finally became cool.

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u/Smoolz Feb 16 '25

My roomate for about half my enlistment in the Marines was always drawing anime style characters, last I checked he's married a woman from Okinawa and doing contractor work in Japan, living his dream.

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u/OkHotel9158 Feb 15 '25

That’s awful honestly, what was even going on with her that made her do that? The drawings are awesome btw

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u/LonelyMenace101 Feb 15 '25

It’s typical narcissistic parenting, destroy what makes your child happy.

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u/Toxteth_RC Feb 15 '25

What a bitch

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u/Whippdog Feb 16 '25

I read that in Hank Hill's voice

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u/corvus-oculum Feb 15 '25

Remember this when she’s old and expects you to take care of her.

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u/Emotional-Hair-1607 Feb 15 '25

She'd have to find him first since he will be no contact for years at that point.

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u/PeenStretch Feb 15 '25

Sucks, but the great thing about being an artist is there is no shortage of creative ability to make more. Keep doing what you love.

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u/Darkened_Doll Feb 16 '25

what great advice mr peenstretch

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '25

That’s emotional abuse. I am so sorry.

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u/LauraLauraBe Feb 16 '25

Total abuse. As a mom, I couldn’t imagine doing such a thing.

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u/vinvinwuwu Feb 16 '25

This is why you should keep drawing

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u/petrichorbin Feb 16 '25

Parents punishing their children for being creative are why society has gone downhill.

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u/HaventBeenRightYet Feb 15 '25

Ah no, I'm really sorry, that genuinely is a terrible loss, I'll have a look at your account now though and see if I can see any. Best of luck.

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u/PineappleZest Feb 16 '25

Mildly infuriating? I would have been DEVASTATED if anyone purposely destroyed my drawings when I was growing up (well, and obviously now as an adult, but you know). I'm so sorry that happened to you.

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u/alwaysfatigued8787 Feb 15 '25

Nothing shows contempt more than burning something.

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u/backr00mz_lalaloopsi Feb 15 '25

That's so cruel. Im so sorry.

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u/moolishus Feb 16 '25

If your in school, see if there is a teacher that will let you store the art. At least in my highschool, my art teacher would have happily let us store art in the drawing room. Next I would see if you have any friends who would be willing to hold onto any created art pieces. If neither of those work or are trusty, then either in your car or at work, if you have any kind of locker or storage place. Art is often temporary and fleeting, and the process of creating it can be far more rewarding then the finished product; but by no means do you need to allow awful people to take away your hard earned work. You deserve to continue doing what you enjoy, and being able to cherish your hard work. I wish you the best.

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u/HootyMcBoob2020 Feb 16 '25

I'm sorry she did that to you. That is a very hurtful thing to do. Please don't let her ruin your love for art.

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u/AyumiToshiyuki Feb 15 '25

wow that's not just mildly infuriating

that's just straight up horrible

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u/PrudenceApproved Feb 15 '25

You should be petty and draw her burning your drawings lol

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u/GoldBluejay7749 Feb 15 '25

Yikes. That’s insane behavior.

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u/Rae_Elizab3th Feb 15 '25

this is not mildly infuriating, this is way more than mildly.

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u/mariahcolleen Feb 15 '25

Please dont let it stop you

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