by Juggling The Jenkins | Apr 22, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
I had a perfectly normal childhood. The closest thing to tragedy was that my parents divorced when I was 12, and even that wasn’t very tragic. It was in everyone’s best interest. My sister and I lived with my mom but saw my dad on a regular basis. I was raised in the...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Apr 13, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
My childhood was really happy, albeit a bit lonely. I was an Air Force brat. For those non-military people this meant we moved every 3 years (or less) for my entire life up until I turned 16 and my dad retired. I never had close friendships that lasted. After my dad...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Apr 8, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
I had a good childhood. My mom worked 3 jobs to raise my siblings and me while my dad was suffering from his addictions. She loved us and gave us the world. One thing I do remember was the united resentment towards him for leaving us for drugs. He ended up dying from...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Mar 31, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
***Trigger Warning: Mentions self-harm, molestation, and rape*** As I sit here in prison, I think back to when I was in my addiction and how I thought I would die using. I couldn’t imagine myself ever getting sober. I am so thankful for my Higher Power (God) for...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Mar 24, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
When I was younger, I was that kid that would “never do drugs” and harshly judged people who did. Alcoholism runs in my family, on both sides, so I had seen what it does to people and their families. I KNEW that I would NEVER let that happen to me. Looking...
