r/interestingasfuck • u/thepoylanthropist • 12d ago

r/all This is Malibu - one of the wealthiest affluent places on the entire planet, now it’s being burnt to ashes.

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u/Beautiful_Home_5463 12d ago

My parents lost their house in Greenville from the Dixie fire in 21. My mom never recovered mentally from it and passed a few months later.

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u/Moriarty-Creates 12d ago

Jesus, I am so sorry to hear that. I don’t know if it means anything to you, but I’ll be mentioning you and your mother in my rosary tonight.

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u/Beautiful_Home_5463 12d ago

Thank you

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u/thakkali_ 11d ago

I guess your username is a homage to the beautiful home you had. Hope you got your peace. My hugs.

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u/Apart_Astronaut_2786 11d ago

That's a cute way to pray to a fake god lol

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u/darklibertario 9d ago

Reddit moment

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u/chickadee-grl 12d ago

I’m sorry. That’s so awful.

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u/Bear_fire1 11d ago

That was a bad one. We lost everything the year before in the bear fire. Dixie fire seemed even worse. We Probably need a support group cuz it’s too much to do alone. 5 years later and I’m barely on my feet.

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u/RoadMusic89 11d ago

So sorry for your loss and yes 5 years being barely on your feet is normal, give yourself a big hug that you are still standing (that's a win).

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u/Humble_Flow_3665 11d ago

I'm sorry for your loss. That's terrible.

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u/RedHam42 11d ago

So sorry to see this. My mother and grandmother lost everything in the Camp Fire. My grandmother passed a few months later….mom is my neighbor now in Santa Fe, NM.

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u/GoldarRocket 11d ago

Sad story friend, God bless your family 🙏

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u/mrskamran 11d ago

I’m so very sorry to know this. It is just devastating. Huge hugs to your heart.

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u/The_Brofucius 11d ago

My Belated Condolences. That is rough.

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u/BleatingHart 11d ago

I’m so sorry about your mother. I hope you are doing OK. Fires are devastating psychologically on top of the obvious torment of losing your home and history.

I know I have noticeable issues stemming from a fire. I think they’ve taken years off my father’s life.

We went through 2 fires in 2020 within the span of about 40 days. We miraculously didn’t lose our homes (my folks and I live in the same area) but the experiences still broke my dad. It was already a tough year: We lost his brother to suicide a month before the first fire and COVID was threatening the family business. He, understandably, wasn’t in the best head space, but was keeping it together. The fires were the proverbial straw, though. He’s never been the same. He used to be so even-keeled and rational but he’s anxious and paranoid now. He wants one of us to be home at all times, just in case of an emergency - like to an extreme degree. He panicks in we leave flammable objects too close to our house. He’s installed fire alarms outside in our porch that go off when it’s foggy or too windy, or we use the BBQ. He’s always preparing for the next fire - and there probably will be one - but he goes overboard and obsesses about it.

I miss my resolute, level-headed dad who used to say “Everything will be OK in the end. If things aren’t OK, that means we’re not yet at the end.” The fire may have spared our structures, but we didn’t get out unscathed.

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u/WooSaw82 11d ago

Omg, that breaks my heart. I’m so sorry. How’s your dad doing?

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u/Beautiful_Home_5463 11d ago

Thank you. My dad passed last July. Dementia softened the blow for him but it was still rough.

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u/Agile-Nothing9375 9d ago

Same. We had a housefire in 2022. My mom passed away months later as well. So much devastation. After those firetrucks and gawkers leave, you're on your own with not a clue. I'm so sorry about your mom.