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My dad pretty much hid in his own little world & I very seldom interfaced with him ever. My mom had zero self- confidence about much of anything. I was an independent & only child they had no idea how to raise. Just a good thing my focus was on doing good in school from 5 years old on & had good neighborhood boys for playing with who were also the school & good grade types so nothing led me into a direction. That would have been bad for me from the beginning.
I remember thinking in grade school how I seriously did not like the sheltered life I was actually in. My mom didn't drive, my dad worked nights, so any after school activities I had to figure out how to do on my own. My parents didn't know other people in the community so I was either out of luck or figure it out myself. Life felt very sheltered when home & neighborhood was my whole life. I grew up basically resenting my parents for how they were & swore to never be like them. That was the foundation for this independent thinker but I know those thoughts had to come from somewhere, not just made up in my mind but for the life of me I have no idea from where.
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Leo's favorite place was in the passenger seat of my truck. We went everywhere together like this.
Leo my soulmate will live in my heart FOREVER Nov 1, 2002 - Dec 16, 2018
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