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12-04-2007, 03:11 PM
Hey everyone, im not new to these forums but i havent been on in a loooong time. Last time i posted I had just turned 16 and was contemplating life on the streets again after a fairly awful home situation.
Ive now turned 17, am an emancipated minor and am happy to say things have improved. I did spend the better part of this year on the streets, with some short lived brakes in between.
I’m now living in a small granny flat of an old friend, paying rent and working 2 jobs. I work at a local bakery 30 hours a week and I am an assistant/helper at a dance studio by me helping out with primary school children. I also babysit 2 local kids in my ‘time off’ and have sold 3 paintings (not for much at all but its something)
Next year I will be going back to school to complete year twelve, and this summer im going to a type of summer school to get my SACE qualifications because I never completed year 11. I have no contact with my family, really with no one from before I lived on the streets. I don’t really have any friends but the people I work with are real nice..i just keep to myself right now I guess. I have been saving every sent I earn, eating mainly what I get free from the bakery/people offer me. I am determined to get an education, everyone in my life had always told me I was too stupid blah blah blah. whatever, i can do it.
I have been totally clean for 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours now. Before that I had been clean for almost 2 months when I fucked up again.
I’ve been doing well, but one thing I would be interested in if anyone has any details is some help with staying clean of alcohol/dugs. Every person in my family I know of is addicted to some drug and have never had success kicking the habit. Ive the most addictive personality of anyone I know of, so this is something im struggling with a lot. I am determined though, and know I CAN and WILL stay clean. I just wouldn’t mind some help..
I hope everyone here is doing really well, and I have a few bits of info about being homeless in adelaide that might help, so il post them too just incase (in the regional section right? i think thats where it goes...)
Ive now turned 17, am an emancipated minor and am happy to say things have improved. I did spend the better part of this year on the streets, with some short lived brakes in between.
I’m now living in a small granny flat of an old friend, paying rent and working 2 jobs. I work at a local bakery 30 hours a week and I am an assistant/helper at a dance studio by me helping out with primary school children. I also babysit 2 local kids in my ‘time off’ and have sold 3 paintings (not for much at all but its something)
Next year I will be going back to school to complete year twelve, and this summer im going to a type of summer school to get my SACE qualifications because I never completed year 11. I have no contact with my family, really with no one from before I lived on the streets. I don’t really have any friends but the people I work with are real nice..i just keep to myself right now I guess. I have been saving every sent I earn, eating mainly what I get free from the bakery/people offer me. I am determined to get an education, everyone in my life had always told me I was too stupid blah blah blah. whatever, i can do it.
I have been totally clean for 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours now. Before that I had been clean for almost 2 months when I fucked up again.
I’ve been doing well, but one thing I would be interested in if anyone has any details is some help with staying clean of alcohol/dugs. Every person in my family I know of is addicted to some drug and have never had success kicking the habit. Ive the most addictive personality of anyone I know of, so this is something im struggling with a lot. I am determined though, and know I CAN and WILL stay clean. I just wouldn’t mind some help..
I hope everyone here is doing really well, and I have a few bits of info about being homeless in adelaide that might help, so il post them too just incase (in the regional section right? i think thats where it goes...)