" Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral". ~Paulo Freire

Okay, so this is my first blog, obviously, and I thought I would talk about parents.

This weekend my older half sister and I were on our way to Santa Cruz, and the topic of parents and their fuck ups came up.

Now, for a little family history for you. My mom, like so many other moms I'm sure, was a drug addict and was in and out of jail during my childhood. At the age of 14 I was taken away, and was then "adopted" (by a former teacher), while remaining in contact with my mother. I'm go... read more