"I used to shut the door while my mother screamed in the kitchen. try not to listen. to every little fight 'cause neither one was right. I swore I'd never be like them,but I was just a kid back then. The older I get the more that I see. My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me and loving is hard ,it don't always work"--older by Sasha Sloan). This used to be my life. I don't have an abusive family . my dad has moved out and things are better.