Growing up in my house was not easy. I had a dad that was gone most of the time, and a mother who had a lot of issues with alcohol. Both of these things affected me a lot, but by the time that I was 19 years old and you that I need to take matters in my own hand to save myself. I started looking for apartments in South Charlotte as soon as I could so that I could try to get away from the disfunction going on in my home. Around the age of 18, I realize that if I stayed living with my parents much longer, I was going to learn to be like them. That is not the way that I wanted to spend the rest of my life.
I think that my parents were relieved when I told that I meant that I was going to look for my own place. One of the things that really helped, is that my father said that he would help me with my first year’s rent. Continue reading