{"id":29061,"date":"2026-08-05T22:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29061"},"modified":"2026-08-05T22:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:30:15","slug":"wife-left-me-moved-with-the-kids-to-a-new-apartment-whole-thing-burned-down-2-days-later-lost-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29061","title":{"rendered":"Wife left me. Moved with the kids to a new apartment. Whole thing burned down 2 days later. Lost everything."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Wellthatsucks\/comments\/1vgavhs\/wife_left_me_moved_with_the_kids_to_a_new\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.redd.it\/3wix8dqitkhh1.jpg?width=140&amp;height=105&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=c84a9f22fcddac6a227579c54a0c300a6ed12b38\" alt=\"Wife left me. Moved with the kids to a new apartment. Whole thing burned down 2 days later. Lost everything.\" title=\"Wife left me. Moved with the kids to a new apartment. Whole thing burned down 2 days later. Lost everything.\" \/> <\/a> <\/td>\n<td> <!-- SC_OFF --><\/p>\n<div class=\"md\">\n<p>It\u2019s been a rough year.<\/p>\n<p>As hard as this may be to believe, this apartment fire is one of the <em>least<\/em> devastating things that\u2019s happened to me over the past six months.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, my wife left me. I\u2019m not going to get into the details, out of love and respect for her. (I also ask that everyone be kind.)<\/p>\n<p>I was trying to start over.<\/p>\n<p>I spent months searching for an apartment that was affordable, safe, big enough for me and my three kids, and close enough that co-parenting would actually work. I toured around 40 apartments before finally finding one that felt right.<\/p>\n<p>Then this happened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday:<\/strong> Signed the lease.<br \/> <strong>Wednesday:<\/strong> Moved in.<br \/> <strong>Thursday:<\/strong> Spent thousands of dollars furnishing it. Also received the latest divorce paperwork.<br \/> <strong>Friday:<\/strong> The building burned down.<\/p>\n<p>Two days.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how long I lived there.<\/p>\n<p>I lost almost everything I owned. Furniture I\u2019d just bought. My clothes. My kids\u2019 clothes and toys. My work setup (self employed, work from home). Family keepsakes. The little life I had managed to piece back together.<\/p>\n<p>The one thing I\u2019m truly grateful for is that everyone made it out safely. Over 200 families were displaced, and the building is a total loss. The community has been amazing.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not posting for sympathy. I\u2019m honestly still in shock. The whole sequence of events feels so absurd that it almost doesn\u2019t sound real.<\/p>\n<p>Life has a strange sense of humor sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever had to rebuild after losing everything, what helped you most during those first few weeks?<\/p>\n<p>Edit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc4.com\/news\/wasatch-front\/residents-demand-answers-midvale-apartment-fire\/amp\/\">News article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- SC_ON --> &#032; submitted by &#032; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Quentin_the_Quaint\"> \/u\/Quentin_the_Quaint <\/a> &#032; to &#032; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Wellthatsucks\/\"> r\/Wellthatsucks <\/a> <br \/> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/gallery\/1vgavhs\"><\/a><\/span> &#032; <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Wellthatsucks\/comments\/1vgavhs\/wife_left_me_moved_with_the_kids_to_a_new\/\">[comments]<\/a><\/span> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a rough year. As hard as this may be to believe, this apartment fire is one of the least devastating things that\u2019s happened to me over the past six months. Last month, my wife left me. I\u2019m not going to get into the details, out of love and respect for her. 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