For Those With Parents That Were Never There.

Abuse and the essence of living doesn't matter here.
You have an amazing education, yet they still don't care.
You go from doing nothing with your life to top dog.
You go to college. You're the first person in your family to do so.
Somehow, it still isn't good enough.


My story is one of billions.
Unique in certain attributes.
But in the essence, it's all the same.
My father walked out on me when I was eight months old.
My mother was present, but still not there.
My brother raised me.
When he couldn't, I raised myself.


My mother only cares about money, and she used my brother and I for it.


I was abused.
Mentally, physically and emotionally.
I'm psychologically scarred.
My mother's ex boyfriend sexually abused me when I was only eight.

At thirteen I started doing Cocaine.
I was on it, heavily, until I was seventeen.
In that time I did every single drug at least once.
I got hooked on Heroin.
But I quit without rehab. All of it.
I knew I could do better.
And I am doing better.
I'm sober now.


My entire family disowned me.
No one knew that I was on drugs.
I never wanted anyone to know.


But regardless, my family looks upon me as a problem.
My mother ignores me.
She's tried to kill me.
But I got out of there.


My brother was the only father figure I ever had.
He was my brother, father and best friend.
But something happened.
And now he's no longer there.


The only other person in my family who gave a fuck was my uncle.
Well, great uncle.
But he died on 1 January, 2008.
At the funeral, the only person to comfort me was my brother.


Other people have it worse.
But it's not a contest.
Everyone has their own personal version of hell.
I just told you mine, in summary.


To those who have it much worse;
You're not alone and there are people who care.
Even people who don't even know you.
I'm an activist.
I'm against mental, emotional, physical, psychological and sexual abuse.
People talk to me; people that don't even know me.
Everyone needs someone who will listen.


Discuss.