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At the age of thirteen, I watched a parent die right in front of me. A decades later, I had no idea the other one would follow suit so brutally… or that I’d be wandering the world so vulnerably for as long, thereafter. Only recently has my condition seen any…

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As we grew, we definitely grew in our own directions. Soon after our father’s passing, younger Sibling moved to Grandma’s, which was unfortunately located right next to a Rocketdyne plant… in a gang neighborhood. Sibling was outright more prepared to dress like her local, surrounding Hispanic friends, then “play…

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During my youth, realizations that my life was more complicated than that of others came quickly. It wasn’t long before I realized that my own parents stayed up way too late…

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From an early age, I was told of what the “better half” of my family… the more “well-behaved” side of it…… had occupied their time with. Once others in the family became more conscious of choices my parents were making… invites to functions began to come further & fewer between.

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There came a point in life where I was at my absolute lowest, thus far… to start, an ex-girlfriend was covering rent for me in a roommate situation that she’d found for me. She’d also helped me leave Baja (Mexico), where I stayed with someone who proved themselves dishonest. Nonetheless…