Ben Owen

Yeah. Well, it took about 60 to fully recover from it, all in. But I couldn't get out of bed for 30 days. And I didn't realize this then, but— What does the girl think, that you can't get out of bed in 30 days? Well, she knew I had pancreatitis, and I'd gotten honest with her about the drinking, too. Why did you quit drinking? Because I knew I had a son coming. So that cleaned you up.

Yeah. Well, it took about 60 to fully recover from it, all in. But I couldn't get out of bed for 30 days. And I didn't realize this then, but— What does the girl think, that you can't get out of bed in 30 days? Well, she knew I had pancreatitis, and I'd gotten honest with her about the drinking, too. Why did you quit drinking? Because I knew I had a son coming. So that cleaned you up.

That cleaned me up, yeah. I didn't want to be a piece of shit, and I didn't want to die anymore. I wanted to do right. And she was supportive? Oh, yeah. She knew when we got together, you know, because she'd been there through California and Utah. She knew I had battled addiction. And she knew I battled – well, she thought I was bipolar. We all thought I was bipolar still at the time.

That cleaned me up, yeah. I didn't want to be a piece of shit, and I didn't want to die anymore. I wanted to do right. And she was supportive? Oh, yeah. She knew when we got together, you know, because she'd been there through California and Utah. She knew I had battled addiction. And she knew I battled – well, she thought I was bipolar. We all thought I was bipolar still at the time.

That cleaned me up, yeah. I didn't want to be a piece of shit, and I didn't want to die anymore. I wanted to do right. And she was supportive? Oh, yeah. She knew when we got together, you know, because she'd been there through California and Utah. She knew I had battled addiction. And she knew I battled – well, she thought I was bipolar. We all thought I was bipolar still at the time.

Why? I don't know. She never told you? She just—I was her one. I was her one. And— you know, from my perspective, I'd had nothing but crazy psychos all the way up to this point. And she like wants to have a family and cook me dinner and be sweet to me. And she doesn't, you know, get mad and hit me. And it was great from my perspective too. You know, it seemed great.

Why? I don't know. She never told you? She just—I was her one. I was her one. And— you know, from my perspective, I'd had nothing but crazy psychos all the way up to this point. And she like wants to have a family and cook me dinner and be sweet to me. And she doesn't, you know, get mad and hit me. And it was great from my perspective too. You know, it seemed great.

Why? I don't know. She never told you? She just—I was her one. I was her one. And— you know, from my perspective, I'd had nothing but crazy psychos all the way up to this point. And she like wants to have a family and cook me dinner and be sweet to me. And she doesn't, you know, get mad and hit me. And it was great from my perspective too. You know, it seemed great.

And so I quit drinking and we got through that. I got a job. She had a job. She was in school. Um, Now, are you talking to your parents at this point? I didn't talk to them the whole time I was sick. They didn't know where I was. They just knew that apartment. My mom came and saw me the night before I left and just sobbed because I looked so bad. When did the restraining order lift?

And so I quit drinking and we got through that. I got a job. She had a job. She was in school. Um, Now, are you talking to your parents at this point? I didn't talk to them the whole time I was sick. They didn't know where I was. They just knew that apartment. My mom came and saw me the night before I left and just sobbed because I looked so bad. When did the restraining order lift?

And so I quit drinking and we got through that. I got a job. She had a job. She was in school. Um, Now, are you talking to your parents at this point? I didn't talk to them the whole time I was sick. They didn't know where I was. They just knew that apartment. My mom came and saw me the night before I left and just sobbed because I looked so bad. When did the restraining order lift?

so that case got adjudicated they gave me diversion they dropped the felony terrorist threat and they gave me diversion which i completed uh through community service at the red cross in north carolina they let me move my probation up there um so it got deleted there's no criminal record associated with it like it's it's like it never happened as soon as i took that deal the restraining order was lifted but my parents and i had already been talking because after i moved to charlotte

so that case got adjudicated they gave me diversion they dropped the felony terrorist threat and they gave me diversion which i completed uh through community service at the red cross in north carolina they let me move my probation up there um so it got deleted there's no criminal record associated with it like it's it's like it never happened as soon as i took that deal the restraining order was lifted but my parents and i had already been talking because after i moved to charlotte

so that case got adjudicated they gave me diversion they dropped the felony terrorist threat and they gave me diversion which i completed uh through community service at the red cross in north carolina they let me move my probation up there um so it got deleted there's no criminal record associated with it like it's it's like it never happened as soon as i took that deal the restraining order was lifted but my parents and i had already been talking because after i moved to charlotte

I didn't know this, but Lauren, Aaron's sister, had called my parents to say, you know, hey, just want you to know Ben's here. He's trying to get sober. He's alive.

I didn't know this, but Lauren, Aaron's sister, had called my parents to say, you know, hey, just want you to know Ben's here. He's trying to get sober. He's alive.

I didn't know this, but Lauren, Aaron's sister, had called my parents to say, you know, hey, just want you to know Ben's here. He's trying to get sober. He's alive.

Aaron's the girl. Lauren's her sister. So my parents knew where I was. I didn't know they knew that, but I thought I had just gone no contact. And that was my plan. I was going to go no contact until I could come back with something saying, here's what I've done. You know, I'm not a piece of shit, see? And so I was looking at getting back into school.

Aaron's the girl. Lauren's her sister. So my parents knew where I was. I didn't know they knew that, but I thought I had just gone no contact. And that was my plan. I was going to go no contact until I could come back with something saying, here's what I've done. You know, I'm not a piece of shit, see? And so I was looking at getting back into school.

Aaron's the girl. Lauren's her sister. So my parents knew where I was. I didn't know they knew that, but I thought I had just gone no contact. And that was my plan. I was going to go no contact until I could come back with something saying, here's what I've done. You know, I'm not a piece of shit, see? And so I was looking at getting back into school.