29(M), I took my mother out for lunch Saturday (or rather I forced myself to be sober for half a day and spend time with her because I know how happy it made her) and after lunch we stopped at a thrift store just to browse. There was a painting for sale in the store that just kind of completed my soul for a few seconds. Obviously I could not afford to buy it. It took weeks to save up enough just for lunch(I spend almost every cent on alcohol and cigs). And by 'save up' I mean just blowing half my paycheck a day after it hit my bank account. Anyways, I showed the painting to my mom and she looked at it for a second and said "that looks lonely" and walked away. I wish I would have taken a picture to share with you all but I didn't. I still wanted to share the story with the community though.