From around the time I was born. My biological parents divorced and I lived with my mother until I was 14. My biological father spent those years in and out of my life. Up until this point I lived with my mother and at my fathers convenience we would go there if he had time. At the beginning of my sixth grade year my sister was diagnosed with euing sarcoma a bone cancer. I will not place the influence of my troubles on that alone. Many factors played roles in the troubled path i was headed. Not really having guidance in those times led me more than anything. My biological father's absence, my mother living in a hospital to care for my sister, my brother leaving home at 16 , as well as ny own choices. I spent many nights alone in an empty house. My step father would occasionally make his stop at home but typically he would work and head straight to the hospital. 12-14 year old me would spend the night alone. My trouble started slowly as just the class clown. Then progressively grew into trouble with drugs and fighting. It did not take long for the police to get involved. At 14 years old my mother signed rights over...