Seth Gehle

And the schools were threatening to arrest me. So I moved out of my dad's house. My sister stayed there. I moved back to the city, which is about 45 minutes away. And for the next about four to six months, I was like bouncing around different houses and just, you know, I'd live with one person and they'd say, hey, we can't take care of you anymore. You got to go somewhere else.

And the schools were threatening to arrest me. So I moved out of my dad's house. My sister stayed there. I moved back to the city, which is about 45 minutes away. And for the next about four to six months, I was like bouncing around different houses and just, you know, I'd live with one person and they'd say, hey, we can't take care of you anymore. You got to go somewhere else.

And so I was just like fucking ping ponging around.

And so I was just like fucking ping ponging around.

And so I was just like fucking ping ponging around.

Yeah, basically at 12 years old, you know, and you're just surviving. That's all you're doing. You're just trying to make it to the next fucking day. Around Christmas time that year or just after Christmas, I get a phone call. I'm at these people's house and I get a phone call and it's my mom. And, um, I don't know if she ever went to prison or jail. I don't know if she ever got in trouble.

Yeah, basically at 12 years old, you know, and you're just surviving. That's all you're doing. You're just trying to make it to the next fucking day. Around Christmas time that year or just after Christmas, I get a phone call. I'm at these people's house and I get a phone call and it's my mom. And, um, I don't know if she ever went to prison or jail. I don't know if she ever got in trouble.

Yeah, basically at 12 years old, you know, and you're just surviving. That's all you're doing. You're just trying to make it to the next fucking day. Around Christmas time that year or just after Christmas, I get a phone call. I'm at these people's house and I get a phone call and it's my mom. And, um, I don't know if she ever went to prison or jail. I don't know if she ever got in trouble.

I have no idea what happened, but she was calling me and she said, Hey, uh, I'm going to come and get you. Where are you at? And, um, I was living with like a typical middle-class family at this point, mom and dad, kids, you know, whatever. And, um, they were taking care of me. And I told my mom another, one of the very hard moments of my life ended up telling her,

I have no idea what happened, but she was calling me and she said, Hey, uh, I'm going to come and get you. Where are you at? And, um, I was living with like a typical middle-class family at this point, mom and dad, kids, you know, whatever. And, um, they were taking care of me. And I told my mom another, one of the very hard moments of my life ended up telling her,

I have no idea what happened, but she was calling me and she said, Hey, uh, I'm going to come and get you. Where are you at? And, um, I was living with like a typical middle-class family at this point, mom and dad, kids, you know, whatever. And, um, they were taking care of me. And I told my mom another, one of the very hard moments of my life ended up telling her,

uh, you know, I don't want to live with you anymore. And like, that's really fucking hard to say to your mother, um, at 12 years old. And especially when you don't have any options of where you're going to go. And so, uh, she freaks out on the other end of the phone and she's like, fuck you. Like, you're my fucking son. You're my responsibility. I'm going to come and get you.

uh, you know, I don't want to live with you anymore. And like, that's really fucking hard to say to your mother, um, at 12 years old. And especially when you don't have any options of where you're going to go. And so, uh, she freaks out on the other end of the phone and she's like, fuck you. Like, you're my fucking son. You're my responsibility. I'm going to come and get you.

uh, you know, I don't want to live with you anymore. And like, that's really fucking hard to say to your mother, um, at 12 years old. And especially when you don't have any options of where you're going to go. And so, uh, she freaks out on the other end of the phone and she's like, fuck you. Like, you're my fucking son. You're my responsibility. I'm going to come and get you.

Like, how dare you say that to me? This and that I'm good now. I'm better now. Um, Somehow my grandparents finally catch wind of what's going on and they find me and they come and pick me up maybe a week or two later because they were the closest thing to me that could adopt me. And so they come and pick me up, get back to grandma and grandpa's house. My sister's there, I had no idea.

Like, how dare you say that to me? This and that I'm good now. I'm better now. Um, Somehow my grandparents finally catch wind of what's going on and they find me and they come and pick me up maybe a week or two later because they were the closest thing to me that could adopt me. And so they come and pick me up, get back to grandma and grandpa's house. My sister's there, I had no idea.

Like, how dare you say that to me? This and that I'm good now. I'm better now. Um, Somehow my grandparents finally catch wind of what's going on and they find me and they come and pick me up maybe a week or two later because they were the closest thing to me that could adopt me. And so they come and pick me up, get back to grandma and grandpa's house. My sister's there, I had no idea.

And so I'm like, oh, like once again, like we finally made it out, right? We're like, we're finally fucking good. Uh, my grandma asked to adopt me and my sisters. I said, yes, my sisters initially did say yes. And then after about a two, three weeks of talking to my mom on the phone, pretty much every day, my mom manipulated them to go back and live with her. And, um,

And so I'm like, oh, like once again, like we finally made it out, right? We're like, we're finally fucking good. Uh, my grandma asked to adopt me and my sisters. I said, yes, my sisters initially did say yes. And then after about a two, three weeks of talking to my mom on the phone, pretty much every day, my mom manipulated them to go back and live with her. And, um,

And so I'm like, oh, like once again, like we finally made it out, right? We're like, we're finally fucking good. Uh, my grandma asked to adopt me and my sisters. I said, yes, my sisters initially did say yes. And then after about a two, three weeks of talking to my mom on the phone, pretty much every day, my mom manipulated them to go back and live with her. And, um,