I didn't go straight from Myrtle Creek, Oregon to Redding, California. Instead, I went back to Big Bear Lake where I lived with my father for a little less than two years - he wasn't a suitable parent for anyone - let alone a kid who had suffered through the hell that I'd been through in Oregon - so it didn't really work out. He was still living and loving his rock star lifestyle. He was in bands, had girlfriends, bought a boat, had a nice house on the lake, bought a corvette, disappeared for days at a time (and once came back from Vegas with a new wife - which lasted a couple of weeks). He didn't have the attention span nor the patience to be the father I needed and as a result I was allowed to fall into company that led me astray. By the time he noticed that I was running around with criminal youth, it was too late for him to do anything about it - we fought and I ran away from home several times. I bounced around from place to place - eventually moving in with one of the girlfriends he'd dumped along the way. She was sweet and while she had her own problems, she was the first adult I'd known in years who acted like a parent.
Places I've Lived #7 - Redding, California
Places I've Lived #7 - Redding, California
Places I've Lived #7 - Redding, California
I didn't go straight from Myrtle Creek, Oregon to Redding, California. Instead, I went back to Big Bear Lake where I lived with my father for a little less than two years - he wasn't a suitable parent for anyone - let alone a kid who had suffered through the hell that I'd been through in Oregon - so it didn't really work out. He was still living and loving his rock star lifestyle. He was in bands, had girlfriends, bought a boat, had a nice house on the lake, bought a corvette, disappeared for days at a time (and once came back from Vegas with a new wife - which lasted a couple of weeks). He didn't have the attention span nor the patience to be the father I needed and as a result I was allowed to fall into company that led me astray. By the time he noticed that I was running around with criminal youth, it was too late for him to do anything about it - we fought and I ran away from home several times. I bounced around from place to place - eventually moving in with one of the girlfriends he'd dumped along the way. She was sweet and while she had her own problems, she was the first adult I'd known in years who acted like a parent.