Journals

I really get along with my parents because they really understand a lot of things that I did in past. I love my family because they did a lot of things with me in the past. I really enjoy being with may family. The truth is that they really didn’t trust me because I was doing stuff that I wasn’t supposed to do. Now I think that I did a lot of things in the past and I really feel bad. I really want to get my mom and dad trust back. Now I been out of drug along time ant I really fell good.

Journals

What is one thing your have learned from an older person?

Nothing because I didn’t have parents that took care of me. I was on my own all the time. I just did some dumb stuff when I use to do drugs. I try to stay out of trouble but that’s hard.

How do you deal with gossip?

No I don’t and if I do I wouldn’t tell anyone at all about it because no one needs to know.

Do you know anyone who has died of a drug-overdose? Describe them. How has it affected you?

No I do not and if I did I would not say some thing because it would be embarrassing.

My Best Friend

My best friend wasn’t really big, but he was a buff kid sort of like my boy Boyd. He was a very cool kid to hang out with. He was my best friend, no he is my best friend and he will always be my best friend. He was like a brother to me. We did almost everything together. He was bold and had his ear pierced. He was just like me - upset that he wasn’t as big as me, but he was buffer than me. We dress the same. We walk the same and almost everything we did was the same. But now he is somewhere in heaven or hell. Now all is left is the memories. I miss him and I love him a lot and I’m not shy to say I love him because he was my best friend and my brother. R.I.P. Jose Angel Mendoza miss you bro love you.

Respect

I show respect to people the way you have to like be nice, don’t steal from them, or talk with respect to them, don’t swear around them if they don’t swear. Respect their body and treat them the way you want to be treated is respect. But if they don’t respect me it’s a whole different story. But other then that I usually respect them most of the time. But I hear to get respect you have to earn it. I do agree with that, but not really. Because it is your choice to respect anybody or not, but it will pay off in the end.

Goals

1. I want to stay off of drugs and stay clean because I want to do good in life and for every one else around me.
2. Get good grades in school and it on the honor role so I can show people that I can do it.
3. I want to graduate early when I am 16 so I have a year to think about want to do in my life.
4. I want to know if my mom is in my life or not and I want a job and be good at it. I hope when I get a job I will be doing something I like and I want to make good money and succeed in life.

Life

I do things that I want to do. No one makes me do any thing. But someone I won’t ever disrespect in my life is my mom or dad. Even if gangs get in the way, if anything I would always be there for my family and my true homies and I will do good for my family cause without them I would be lost in this world of darkness and wouldn’t know what to. I’m glad to have the family I have because just anyone has a mom or dad that they can talk to or kick back with.

My Best Friend

My best friend is my brother. He is everything to me. We were adapted together and we have been through everything. My brother is seventeen; he has black hair, tall, and is skinny. He looks up to me and sometimes I wish he didn’t. The activities he likes are to B.M.X., skate board, resoling, and basketball. He likes girls and has good looks. When we were little we would sleep together and keep each other safe. We were scared of the new family and felt like we were all we had for each other. My brother’s name is Levi.

My Best Friend

My best friend is the best in the whole world. She can be the one that is always there for me. I like having my friend that’s always there for me because she makes me feel all good inside because I have trust in my best friend. I love having her supporting me and always being there for me. So she can be the one that can make me feel good about my self. I like it when she shows up for me all the times when I need her the most. She’s been through lots of crap with me.