Under any and all conditions I was born in Vancouver, and we moved to South Surrey when I was eight. I was the oldest of three and the only girl. Some how I had decided my parents were alcoholics. We were given wine occasionally on a special occasion. As an adolescent I smoked, drank and did other things to try and fit in. I was so incredibly unhappy, lashing out at the world. Spent a couple nights in Cloverdale jail was in foster care at around fourteen. As a young adult I really...

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