I originally wanted to title this Blog "My Mother is a Drug Addict, My Father is a Sociopath, and My Brother is in Love with a Hooker.", but the title was too long and I settled with what you see above. I would love to tell you I'm joking in the original title, but I am very much telling the truth! You may be picturing us in a ghetto, trailer park, or somewhere along those lines, but to the contrary; We have lives that if you didn't know the "Family Secrets", as my Grandmother used to call them, would be enviable to a lot of people. Now don't get me wrong, we grew up in the ghetto, trailer park, and worse ... I will get to those events later, but now, to look at our lives, you could not imagine it.
I do want to break in here and add that I won't be giving any clearly identifiable characteristics, traits, areas, or events; more or less general. I am a total open book, which is why I feel I have dealt with my life so well; I don't keep anything in. I don't believe anyone should be ashamed of their pasts. Our pasts are what brought us to where we are today. However, we do have children in the family that do not know of all that has happened and I don't want to bring any embarrassment to them ... But if you know me, you will surely know me by any one of the events I will be sharing, if this is the case, please don't put any identifying information in any comments please. Thank you in advance!
I guess the main reason I chose to do this blog is because I don't think anyone can believe the experiences I've had in my lifetime. I've told a few to people, but there is no way I could tell them all to any one person; it would take forever, and I don't want to freak anyone out ... A person can only take so much! lol I hope this allows me to share with others that you can have a crazy, messed up childhood and still come out ok. Now I wish I could tell you that all of the craziness is gone from my life, but I would be lying. My mother is still a drug addict, my father is still a sociopath, and the one that breaks my heart the most .... My brother is in love with a real life hooker ....
I hope to start on this tonight ... I hope to add to this every day or so, but my life is pretty busy ... Which is why I can't start on any good, juicy stuff right now! Please feel free to comment, ask questions, etc. And please, don't feel sorry for me. That is usually the first reaction I get when people learn of my childhood. As I always say... If I hadn't had the childhood I had, I never would have ended up where I am now; and I couldn't ask for a better life than I have now.
