My grandmother decided she didn't want my mom when mom was 12. Sent her from AL to CT to live with a sister, who kept saying she wanted mom to leave asap. Mom married the first guy who showed interest and had me. He was a musician with a local band. My dad attempted to kill my mom by suffocating her. They were soon divorced, leaving my 19yr old mom and infant-me homeless. My mom re-married a destitute guy who was nearly starving to death (6ft 113lb), and they made a life together.

Unfortunately, they too had a problem marriage. The BOY video looked like a typical day in our lives to me. My step dad is an alcoholic and my mom bipolar & paranoid schizophrenic and used to be a drinker as well. It was horrible. I was always scared. There was always shouting, fighting, cops, threats of leaving, suicide attempts, drinking...etc. It was just ugly. Was I abused? yes - even past just the abuse of having to live in that environment...I was abused because it was easier for them to take their rage out on me, than to deal with their problems. Sorry, this isn't eloquently written - just wanted to quickly tell you my story. (break out the miniature violins...LOL)