Ben Owen

I have a penchant for crazy women, I think. That was a rough summer, though. So it dawned on you in the parking lot what was happening? I mean, I knew what was happening, but the totality of it hit me. Went back home and drank myself into oblivion. She packed her shit and left, and that was the last time I ever talked to her. Does it still bother you? Yeah, yeah, absolutely. I love children.

I love them. You know, I didn't have to ever do anything to harm one. I drank at that problem for 20 years after that.

I love them. You know, I didn't have to ever do anything to harm one. I drank at that problem for 20 years after that.

I love them. You know, I didn't have to ever do anything to harm one. I drank at that problem for 20 years after that.

Damn. I mean, that's the kind of guilt I can't overcome. And I've accepted, I've come to terms with what happened. But... yeah not to get into a political conversation like abortion always turns into but i killed my child you know that's that's how i look at it and that's that's hard that's hard that's hard to cope with i mean i know you're not i know you said it still bothers you but

Damn. I mean, that's the kind of guilt I can't overcome. And I've accepted, I've come to terms with what happened. But... yeah not to get into a political conversation like abortion always turns into but i killed my child you know that's that's how i look at it and that's that's hard that's hard that's hard to cope with i mean i know you're not i know you said it still bothers you but

Damn. I mean, that's the kind of guilt I can't overcome. And I've accepted, I've come to terms with what happened. But... yeah not to get into a political conversation like abortion always turns into but i killed my child you know that's that's how i look at it and that's that's hard that's hard that's hard to cope with i mean i know you're not i know you said it still bothers you but

Man, consider adoption. Consider adoption. Somebody out there will love that baby. Somebody will. I promise you that. I adopted one of mine. You know, I've got eight. Only seven of them are actually biologically mine. I do understand circumstances, and I do understand that that's a decision some people feel they don't have a choice but to make.

Man, consider adoption. Consider adoption. Somebody out there will love that baby. Somebody will. I promise you that. I adopted one of mine. You know, I've got eight. Only seven of them are actually biologically mine. I do understand circumstances, and I do understand that that's a decision some people feel they don't have a choice but to make.

Man, consider adoption. Consider adoption. Somebody out there will love that baby. Somebody will. I promise you that. I adopted one of mine. You know, I've got eight. Only seven of them are actually biologically mine. I do understand circumstances, and I do understand that that's a decision some people feel they don't have a choice but to make.

I would, if I had it to do over again, I don't know that I would have chosen something different, though. Just because of how everything was and how everything is today and... I don't know. I don't know. That's a tough one, man. That's a tough one. How fast did that decision happen? Very quickly. Like, within a week of finding out she was pregnant.

I would, if I had it to do over again, I don't know that I would have chosen something different, though. Just because of how everything was and how everything is today and... I don't know. I don't know. That's a tough one, man. That's a tough one. How fast did that decision happen? Very quickly. Like, within a week of finding out she was pregnant.

I would, if I had it to do over again, I don't know that I would have chosen something different, though. Just because of how everything was and how everything is today and... I don't know. I don't know. That's a tough one, man. That's a tough one. How fast did that decision happen? Very quickly. Like, within a week of finding out she was pregnant.

Yes. Yes, I did. I told my mom. That's how that happened. And I was scared to death because, I mean, even though I was in ROTC, like, I was still depending on my parents for a lot of money, you know. I had lost the scholarship because to keep the scholarship, I had to be a math major. And I did not want to major in math. I'm good at math. I love math. It's fun.

Yes. Yes, I did. I told my mom. That's how that happened. And I was scared to death because, I mean, even though I was in ROTC, like, I was still depending on my parents for a lot of money, you know. I had lost the scholarship because to keep the scholarship, I had to be a math major. And I did not want to major in math. I'm good at math. I love math. It's fun.

Yes. Yes, I did. I told my mom. That's how that happened. And I was scared to death because, I mean, even though I was in ROTC, like, I was still depending on my parents for a lot of money, you know. I had lost the scholarship because to keep the scholarship, I had to be a math major. And I did not want to major in math. I'm good at math. I love math. It's fun.

I like it because there's a clear answer to something. You know, it's very definitive. But I didn't want to work a job in that. So I didn't have a scholarship. So ROTC was like, that was, you know, I don't have to have my parents pay my bills. They're going to pay it.

I like it because there's a clear answer to something. You know, it's very definitive. But I didn't want to work a job in that. So I didn't have a scholarship. So ROTC was like, that was, you know, I don't have to have my parents pay my bills. They're going to pay it.

I like it because there's a clear answer to something. You know, it's very definitive. But I didn't want to work a job in that. So I didn't have a scholarship. So ROTC was like, that was, you know, I don't have to have my parents pay my bills. They're going to pay it.

but i was actually wavered into rotc because when i was right before we left mississippi i tore my acl playing football and never got it fixed so it was it was just a whole giant show and it all went back to me trying to manipulate my circumstances how did your i mean how did your mom react when you told her shock and disbelief shock and disbelief um