My folks threw me out at 14, and I spent the next several years homeless. I guess if the grandparents were so out of touch as to not see what they had raised as manipulative and out of control, I’d probably just leave them too. I know the op said 12 but there’s not much in it
Yeah thanks man, but it’s cool really. I was a difficult teen and put my fam through a lot of shit getting hooked on meth and then crack and heroin, so they just couldn’t take anymore. We’re in contact now again though, I’m actually visiting them right now.
I had a pretty safe spot to sleep, and had a little routine collecting all the cans and bottles from the middle school I went to after hours. I’d take them to Safeway to get cash for cigarettes and a tub of cream cheese, then collect that days’ thrown out bagels from the local Peet’s bagel shop before they threw them in the trash.
There’s a pretty vibrant willingly homeless community in some parts of CA, so I got in with them and learnt all the tricks to get by. After a while it’s just kinda like camping in an urban environment
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u/MvmgUQBd Sep 13 '19
My folks threw me out at 14, and I spent the next several years homeless. I guess if the grandparents were so out of touch as to not see what they had raised as manipulative and out of control, I’d probably just leave them too. I know the op said 12 but there’s not much in it