Chapter 2

My life was not always filled with abuse. When I was really young my family was like the Brady Bunch of the 1960's. My mom was filled with love when me, and my brothers were young. I remember how we used to always go on family trips to explore our home town of San Francisco. My moms greatest asset was her Determination. She would always get all the things done around the house before dad came home. She always told us to do our part by keeping our rooms neat. My mom was not just a gifted cleaner she was also a gifted cook. On days when my father was working she would always take us on site seeing tours around the city. One time she took us to Chinatown in San Francisco. When i was young our house was filled with lots of pets. Us kids loved it because mom would let each one of us choose a name for them. During these good years the most fun with mom was on the holidays that started with Halloween. Mom would always rush us out the door when she woke us up in the middle of the night, because the moon looked like the great pumpkin in the sky. The day after thanksgiving mom would always disappear into the basement and bring up enormous boxes of Christmas decorations. Sometimes i think back to when my life was happy and i wish that the abuse would have never started. But i know i cant change what happened in my life i can only make the best out of the rest of my life.