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I Had Grown Up Accustomed To Living A Life Of High Drama.

I Understand Wanting To Do Your Craft. I Understand Wanting To Have A Passion For Your Art And For Your Ability To Be An Actor, To Be A Singer, To Be A Dancer - That I Understand. Wanting To Be Famous - I Don't Get That. But That's Where We're Living Right Now.

To Me, Being Grown-up Meant Smoking Cigarettes, Drinking Cocktails, And Dressing Up In High Heels And Glamourous Outfits.

My Mother's Suicide Attempts Were A Way To Release Anxiety And Get Attention. Some Of The Attempts Were Drug Reactions She Didn't Even Remember Later On.

The Sicker Mother Got, The Stranger The People Surrounding Her Became. I Called Them The Garland Freaks.