Garet McLendon

I didn't talk to that little girl for nine years.

I didn't talk to my father for over 20 years.

And I had to stop talking to my mom.

for the the first couple years i was in there right and i had to start living life like i had to learn everything i had to learn how to live life from this point forward man i i i i did all the groups and even though it's all the gangster like it's like i was in a treatment center that was like still running politics and all this stuff man and there's still drugs and like i said it was like the choices you made man like like deep down inside of me i i wanted a better way to live and like i i

I got that job.

I started working.

I got connected into the meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, and I got me a sponsor.

The sponsor would come.

He'd come read the book with me, and I stayed.

Man, I got this job, and I really wanted a car bad, dude.

I really wanted a car, man.

This is why I have trust issues right here.

I work, man.

You get paid and you have to turn all your money in because they save it for you.

They're like, what do you need money for?

I need money for cigarettes.

I need money for zoom, zoom, wham, whams.

I'm going to go on a pass this day.

I need $20.

All right, cool.