Being the youngest in a Christian Mood family of eight, I always felt like I was alone. I never felt like I had the parental guidance or affection I needed as a child. This is partly because my parents never had any parental guidance and have become addicted to opium since they got married. As far as I can remember, they were always in their room smoking and never came out unless they needed to. Because of this I felt detached from them and it made me feel empty. My parents never asked me where I was, who I was with, or what I was doing, so I always felt like they didn't really care. Feeling neglected hit me very hard. I stopped trying to get good grades in school, I stopped talking to people unless they talked to me, and my choices in friends weren't all that wise. I stopped caring because I thought that even if I was perfect in my lessons, my parents would ignore it like always. Being surrounded by drugs and keeping it a secret put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me, especially when I was asked what kind of job my parents had. We were on us...