Jared Klickstein

That's not the first time they got it. CPS was involved in my childhood. My mom got arrested throughout my childhood for possession of heroin. CPS would come. In my opinion, I should have been taken away a lot earlier, but the state didn't get very involved.

That's not the first time they got it. CPS was involved in my childhood. My mom got arrested throughout my childhood for possession of heroin. CPS would come. In my opinion, I should have been taken away a lot earlier, but the state didn't get very involved.

No, they were pretty good. My dad was a union carpenter. He held a job. Basically, up until the last few months, he held a job. And, you know, they hit it pretty well. And, you know, they told me, hey, this person's going to come talk to you, tell them that we make you breakfast and that we, you know, make you wear a helmet when you ride your bike and stuff like that.

No, they were pretty good. My dad was a union carpenter. He held a job. Basically, up until the last few months, he held a job. And, you know, they hit it pretty well. And, you know, they told me, hey, this person's going to come talk to you, tell them that we make you breakfast and that we, you know, make you wear a helmet when you ride your bike and stuff like that.

They're going to ask you questions like that. And I'd exaggerate and I would lie and, you know, convince CPS that my parents are doing a good job. And they were doing a pretty good job, but... But once they started smoking crack, it was, you know, they both lost a significant amount of weight. They were hallucinating. They were thinking that the CIA was surrounding the house all the time.

They're going to ask you questions like that. And I'd exaggerate and I would lie and, you know, convince CPS that my parents are doing a good job. And they were doing a pretty good job, but... But once they started smoking crack, it was, you know, they both lost a significant amount of weight. They were hallucinating. They were thinking that the CIA was surrounding the house all the time.

And I basically was fending for myself from about age 7 to 12.

And I basically was fending for myself from about age 7 to 12.

Yeah, like any kind of like decision of like, okay, are you going to go to school? Like I decided to go to school most of the time.

Yeah, like any kind of like decision of like, okay, are you going to go to school? Like I decided to go to school most of the time.

There wasn't a lot of that. But my parents also were involved in drug trafficking. So there was money. There was like boxes of cash in my basement. And, you know, they would just hand me money basically. and just say, you're doing the food shopping, go get food. And if you're nine years old, you're gonna buy pizza and Coca-Cola. So I just lived on that.

There wasn't a lot of that. But my parents also were involved in drug trafficking. So there was money. There was like boxes of cash in my basement. And, you know, they would just hand me money basically. and just say, you're doing the food shopping, go get food. And if you're nine years old, you're gonna buy pizza and Coca-Cola. So I just lived on that.

I was 14 years old.

I was 14 years old.

Yeah, it was somewhat expected. I mean, I had been adopted when I was 12 with the plan of, okay, we're going to send both of them to rehab. it turns out you can leave rehab.

Yeah, it was somewhat expected. I mean, I had been adopted when I was 12 with the plan of, okay, we're going to send both of them to rehab. it turns out you can leave rehab.

Yeah, my aunt in Oakland adopted me, and their plan for my parents was to send them to rehab. They both voluntarily left rehab. And, uh, basically just got high and they had 600 grand in the basement when, when I got taken away.

Yeah, my aunt in Oakland adopted me, and their plan for my parents was to send them to rehab. They both voluntarily left rehab. And, uh, basically just got high and they had 600 grand in the basement when, when I got taken away.

No, no, they had 600 grand, uh, from trafficking. Yeah. From, you know, like, like mid-level, just people come pick up a box, they leave, you know, my dad grew up in like a neighborhood, had some connections and, um, they, that ended though. Once I, once they got arrested and I was taken away, um, you know, they, they put up bail or whatever. They got out. The agreement was to go to rehab.

No, no, they had 600 grand, uh, from trafficking. Yeah. From, you know, like, like mid-level, just people come pick up a box, they leave, you know, my dad grew up in like a neighborhood, had some connections and, um, they, that ended though. Once I, once they got arrested and I was taken away, um, you know, they, they put up bail or whatever. They got out. The agreement was to go to rehab.