For the last 15 years I've been thinking about putting my life out in the public. For the last 10 years I've been determined to figure out how to do it. For the last 8 years I've been making mistakes trying to achieve it. One of those mistakes was upsetting my family when I told them I wanted to tell our story in 2015. In my head, for all those years, I felt as if it is was "our past". Especially my sister's, they went through dramatic situations, just like me.

 

On my 1st attempt approaching my family with this crazy idea of putting our life on paper and presenting it to the right people. That did not go as well as I planned. I was told not be putting our personal life on display and was given 100 reasons why. At 1st I was emotionally devastated. Why wouldn't they support their brother? Isn't it therapeutic to talk and let it out?

 

For now, I will be respectful of my family wishes and keep them out of "our story" as much as possible without tarnishing our life of living with our mother.