I was born to a 16 year old mother. She neglected to tell the father, for whatever reason. This left me in a situation where I spent most of my time with my physically abusive grandmother, while my mom was off at college or work. Sometimes, my grandmother wouldn’t speak to me for days if I misbehaved.
In school, I did well up until grade 5 or so, at which point I started slipping, as more was expected from me, and I didn’t yet see the point of what they were teaching me. By grade 7 I was a straight F student, squeaking by to high […]