>>28388335>be me>be about 8 years old>have that hasbro talking pikachu doll>absolutely love it, take it everywhere>mom and dad do drugs, specifically a lot of crack>dad also likes to beat mom>sister is a cunt to me either because of 5 year age gap or because dad is molesting her (didn't know at the time)>home life is obviously shit>only friend is pikachu doll>want to stop feeling so weak and helpless>imagines i'm saving pikachu from team rocket>throw pikachu doll into the air to mimic when ash saves him and pikachu jumps from the meowth hot air balloon and ash catches him>do this again and again and again and again, alone in my room>sometimes even dramatically call out "Pikachuuuu!" as i run to catch him>did this until i was a teenager before we got evicted and i lost the dollis that cringy or just sad? i cringe when i think about it.