The New Start Project

I attended this program after my probation officer recommended it to me. We did hands-on projects around the city of St. John’s. We did basic electrical, masonry and carpentry. We would do in those programs in our building on O’Leary Avenue as well as different city-owned properties in the city. At one point we actually …

Drunk Driving

My dad drank and drove almost every day unless he was so fall down drunk to do so. He would pick us up inebriated, and my mom just grabbed us kids and hopped into the car with him driving. I can recall this happening so often, it was the norm. One time, after we stayed …

Hard to have friends.

I remember trying to make friends with a guy from school, Donny O’Brien. I went to his place a few times after school, and then I asked him to come to my place in Keegan Court. We arrived and within about 5 minutes, the door opens, and 4 or 5 guys were carrying my dad …