Some quick background:

In middle school I was about 140lbs. Seems like a lot for a middle school kid but I was also playing football. In the house wasn't a lot of food in my mother's efforts to a) "Save money" and b) "Not have me get fat like my father". In turn, what food there was I gave to my brother who was at the time around three.

Once moving ( Read more... )

For the first time in my life--or really since I can remember--I don't care ( Read more... )