I Wear My Dad's Cross. It's Very

She [my Mother] Struggled, Abusing Alcohol For Quite Some Time, And So We Just Kind Of Drifted Apart. I Went To College. But I Dedicate The Book To Her Because She Is The True Champion Of The Family. She Kept Our Family Together. She Provided Us With A Roof Over Our Head. She Always Worked.

In Truth, 2007 Was The Hardest Year Of My Life. I Lost My Best Friend. I Lost My Father.

Everybody Should Be Affected By Their Own Realities In Their Own Lives, Their Own Struggles In Their Own Lives. It Makes Us Who We Are, And We All Know That.

My Father Showed Me So Much Love. He Showed My Brother So Much Love.

It's A Complicated Thing, Knowing How Much Pain My Father Caused In My Life And The Lives Of Others Whom I Love, Yet Still Holding Love For Him In My Heart. No Matter What He Did, He Was My Father. He Helped Create The Person I Am.