The Skeezyks was always scared of his father. He was intimidating & was physically abusive when I was very young. Looking back, I'm not sure if he whipped me in an effort to break me early, or if he thought it would toughen me up.

I learned a lot while I was still very young, I don't know how, or from whom. I learned there were things I must never talk about. I learned to be secretive... to hide. And I learned I'd better keep my mouth shut if I knew what was good for me. I still carry those lessons around with me today... so many decades later.