The Family Foundation School

Prior to being sent to The Family School, my life revolved around alcohol and drugs, boys, self-mutilation, and anything that helped me escape reality. My addictions took over my life and I pushed away my family to protect my disease.

I did not have the hardest life growing up, but my family did have issues. When I was two my father fell and broke his spinal cord. It was hard knowing that my dad was different than other kids' dads, and in elementary school I started acting out by fighting and being defiant.

When I arrived at The Family School, I was arriving at my third high school since the 10th grade. I was self-centered, violent, and truly hurting. From drugs to relationships, I was always ready to sacrifice who I was for whatever would take the focus off me.

I was a typical spoiled brat before I got sent to The Family School. My life consisted only of guys and parties. At the age of sixteen, I thought it was normal to stay out all night partying and going to clubs and bars.

Valentine's Day lost its romance after I was arrested with my girlfriend that day two years ago. Consequently, my parents decided to do something about my deceitful, destructive, and deadend lifestyle.

Before arriving at The Family School, I did whatever I wanted and didn't care about the consequences. At home I didn't do anything in school for two years and then got sent to a rehab and got kicked out.

At home I was a monster. I was thrown out of class almost daily, picked fights, got involved in abusive relationships, and was violent towards my family. They finally had enough of my outbursts and disrespect, and sent me to wilderness.

Before I got to The Family School I was involved with drugs and crime, and I did whatever I wanted to do. I was not going to school, and I was fighting against my family and everyone else that got on the way of me getting what I wanted.

Every time I think of my stay at The Family School, I think of how weird it is that I came without substance abuse. I reflect on the fact of how bad I had to be to get here, and realize I was just that.

I thought life was about money, friends, fame, and having fun. Nothing was more important to me than doing what I wanted and my family was the least of my concerns.