We rescued Mach1e in December of 2002. She was an integral part of our family and our lives. My daughter had never known a life without our beloved dog in it. Fourteen years after her “gotcha” day she was having trouble walking and no longer had bowel and bladder control. No problem, we put her in diapers as that year we took in my mother-in-law’s Maltese, Mattie, after she got sick and eventually passed away. Mattie was never properly housebroken due to circumstances in my mother-in-law’s life, and was in diapers, so what was one more dog? Then two years after that, Mach1e was not moving at all and we quickly realized that she completely lost the use of her back legs. We went on like this for two months, carrying her wherever she needed to go, eventually bringing her food and letting her rest on the pillow she slept on. Then the bedsores came that wouldn’t heal. Finally, I made that difficult call to our vet, “It’s time to let her go.”

2013, A year after graduating high school

I had to chose to between staying a prisoner in my dad's house or to break free from the imprisonment.

He opened a door telling me to chose between a guy he thought I was with or to stay with my family

I saw an open door

e opened it wrongly accusing me

There was finally an opening to leave

I took the opportunity and left

I left late at night

My siblings did not know what was happening

I had to leave all 5 of them behind

They were like my kids

We went through a lot together

I protected them for many years

I took care of them

I bacically raised them

I was like there mom

I cooked for them

Bathed them

Took them to school

As they got older I went to their school mettings

Despite all this I chose to leave them

So I can be free from my dad

I didnt speak to them for 4 years

I missed out on birthdays, promotions and graduations

I missed out on a lot all because I wanted to be free from my dad

Till this day our relationships are no longer the same

I abandoned them and they know it

I can't go back and right my wrongs

My hardest moment in my life was leaving my family and not returning to them.