Category: My Life Remembered “Memories”
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Rocking Out…
During the fall the two brothers and I learned that the band Chicago was coming to Las Vegas to do a New Years Eve concert. This was a band that we really liked. I asked my mom if she could get us tickets. She said that she would make some calls. I was very hopeful…
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Chop Chop…
After my sixteenth birthday I told my mom that I felt ready to go back to work. I needed money to buy supplies that I wanted for my culinary studies and for some other stuff that I would not confess too. My mom said that she would make some personal inquiries with her hotel connections.…
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I’ve Been Drugged…
In late summer my mom made a new friend at the hotel, and she had a teenage son my age. One weekend we were invited to their house so I could meet her son. I think my mom was trying to secretly help me make new friends. It was early in the fall and still…
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Trailer On The Move…
During the summer before I started high school, the two brothers and their mom moved to a different trailer park. The day they left was a moment that I did not welcome. My friends were moving and I could do nothing to change that. This made me very, very sad. While I knew that I…
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Culinary School…
High school was a disaster. The last day I attended was an emotional void. I left school that day with a complete loss of confidence. I felt useless, stupid, and alone. During the brief time I was out of school my high school counselors worked on options to try and save me. The high school…
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High School…
Over the summer I could only imagine what high school would be like. My boss, who was a recent high school graduate, told me many incredible stories about his high school days and experiences. And for my birthday this year my mom bought me a whole collection of clothes that were in the current style.…
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Old Mine…
Just before the start of high school, the assistant manager, my boss, invited me to go with him and his friend on an adventure in the mountains outside of Las Vegas. To be invited to hang out with two 18-year-old boys when you are getting ready to turn 15, I felt, would be an incredible…
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Root Beer…
In 1970 Las Vegas you could get a work permit at age 14. I desperately wanted to get a real job this summer so my mom said that she would help me get a work permit. She also told me that I need to get a social security number. And with a real job, I…
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Another Running…
Did you think I was running away from home again? Nope, this is a completely different running I am happy to write about. In early spring I tried out for my junior high school track team and was selected to be one of the long-distance runners for my grade level. I was so surprised to…