Life As A House

There is no such thing as a perfect family. I, for one, can say that from first hand experience. There are always those shows on television, like 7th Heaven or the old-school Full House, that make people think that that is the way life should be. My family was screwed up and torn apart. To an extent, it has been harder for me than for most of my friends. I have learned to deal with issues most kids don't ever have to deal with and I would usually just hide it from most. When I am at school or out with friends you usually can’t tell that I have it pretty hard at home, or at least I used to. I write on occasion to express some feeling that I normally can’t talk about in the open. Here it goes.
Ever since I was younger I don’t think I could remember having a normal family. My father was as you call a dead-beat dad. My mom usually worked nights because I had younger siblings at home, and she wanted to be home with them during the day. I went to school as usual, there was alway...