by Holly | Jun 1, 2023 | Before 2010, Life Before
Just before my 19th birthday, I married Scott, a man I had dated in high school. On a whim we drove to Las Vegas with some friends and got married. My parents were upset by my impulsive decision. They asked me, “What were you thinking? Why did you do...
by Holly | May 30, 2023 | Before 2010, Life Before
(01) Before From Surviving to Living Serial Audiobook https://episodes.castos.com/659ef4b1483350-07089036/1630503/c1e-52nogik92q6ir5jn0-7nqzmx5pt3xx-eo93rp.mp3 At age 8 I told my little brother, Randy, that he wasn’t a real member of our family. The police had come to...
by Holly | May 2, 2023 | 2010, 2011, Life Before
Released on bail after 3 months in jail, Chad arrived to bring me home, telling me in the car, “We’re being evicted and everything has to be out of the house by the end of the day.” At home nothing was packed or ready for a move. We failed to meet the end of...
by Holly | Apr 1, 2023 | 2010, Life Before
Intake process at the county jail passed in a blur. Well that’s not exactly true. It dragged on, so boring it became forgettable. An officer transported me by police car from the local police station to the county jail. Hands cuffed behind me, I sat on a hard...
