by Marina

(Salt Lake City, Utah,United States)

Here’s my story..my names marina, I am 17 years old and I am not the one that was drugs, but I am the one who had to deal with it the most.

Since I was 13 my parents were on drugs and I didn’t know anything in the beginning I just knew that my parents were acting out of the normal, they were always in the bathroom and never giving us the attention they used to.

Always looking out the window and disappearing into the bathroom every 5 minutes. I got scared because I found out they were doing drugs and the worst part was that it was not only my parents but it was also my aunt and uncle and a few more people.

We never were able to stay in a place longer then 6 months then we were kicked out living with my grandma or a family friend and nothing ever got better.

The one thing that I hated was that I knew their drug dealer and they treated me as if I was nothing.. I would be with the drug dealer and they would go squeal to my parent and all I could do was cry in the car because I didn’t want to go inside.

My parents were together since they were 14 years old and they separated because my father was fed up with the life we were living and my mom didn’t want to change.

My dad left my mother for another women. My parents do not do drugs now but just the thought of my family tearing apart because of a stupid drug ruined my life!

My mom is now in jail because she hasn’t changed fully I should say; she does not do any drugs from what I am aware of but her boyfriend is a ex drug dealer she said. But I don’t believe her and she was caught with a lot of drugs on her and got pulled over and now is serving her time.

I hate that the drug wasn’t even hers it was her stupid friends but she met those friends from her boyfriend, I don’t say I hate people but I do hate him with a passion.

He made my mom a partier and a person she wasn’t before, I miss the mom that acted like a mom. My mom is like a teenager because the life she is living is not a life as an adult. My story is to tell people that if you are or have gone through what I have, your not alone and to just stay strong and don’t feel sad or upset everything will be good in the end.

I am now a senior and with great grades and a job and did it on my own. Even though I had a messed up childhood I did it and so can you.