03-31-2017, 09:31 PM
I remember things pretty clearly from 4 years old up, but don't ever recall feeling innocent.
Where we lived there was a lot of violent crime, theft, and the adults in my world (though not criminals) were far from conformists - especially my 'party til you pass-out' grandma, with whom we lived.
We had to be tough, especially as minorities, but my sisters and I didn't know any different then. A lot of bad things happened around us and some really fucked-up shit happened to me and my sister who's a year younger, but overall we had a pretty interesting and good childhood.
Then we moved out of L.A. to Orange County which was much more conservative, materialistic, and safe. My parents and sisters loved it, but I always missed L.A. Sometimes I still do a little.
Where we lived there was a lot of violent crime, theft, and the adults in my world (though not criminals) were far from conformists - especially my 'party til you pass-out' grandma, with whom we lived.
We had to be tough, especially as minorities, but my sisters and I didn't know any different then. A lot of bad things happened around us and some really fucked-up shit happened to me and my sister who's a year younger, but overall we had a pretty interesting and good childhood.
Then we moved out of L.A. to Orange County which was much more conservative, materialistic, and safe. My parents and sisters loved it, but I always missed L.A. Sometimes I still do a little.