With Trust Comes Hope

"You will never have a friend!" "Never trust anyone!" "Every time you open your mouth you say something stupid!" "You're ugly!" Growing up with these statements constantly said every day, just reinforced that there was nothing to look forward to. I looked forward to school for a couple reasons. One to be away from home and the other was because a teacher may smile or say good job. There weren't many smiles at home. If dad was away my mom would smile or chuckle at times. But mostly I remembe...