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Age: 14
Gender: female

I was very young when my parents, I belive started using. It started with pot, when they were teens. Then to meth, as adults. From what i know, they had both tried almost every drug out there. My dad from what I was told was worse off then my mom. I although know they both did it. I even saw them, but I was to young to understand. My sister, did it all too. I saw her do it as well, at her friends houses. So I saw all my family get torn apart from drugs. My house was a mess, my parents were either awake for days on end, or sleeping for days. When i was 8 I was took away from my parents. I lived with my grandparents for about four years. My sister ended up in foster homes. She ran away from multipule houses, moved all over. I didnt even see her once for almost 3 years. I got one post card for christmas. I never got that sister bond with her. My parents went though a lot of rehab programs. The courts even made my parents seperate at one point. After two years of not seeing them, we started to get vistitation. At 1st I could only see them for an hour or two, then eventually we could stay weekends. Although when we stayed we were watched by a private eye at all times. Even when I was gone they watched my parents. My sister got out of foster care after 2 and half years of being there, she moved back with my parents. She didnt stay there long though. She soon moved out, but im proud to say she isnt doing meth anymore or any drugs, and we\'ve started to actually make that sister bond that I wanted my whole life. Yet i still wish she could\'ve been there for me though those years. My parents eventualy won the court case and my brother and I were sent home. To this day my parents are sober. Im proud of them. I also want to say to anyone who even thinks about trying meth, dont do it. It could ruin everything. Even from the littlest things to the biggest. I know from a personal experice. It tears familys apart, puts kids though things people wouldnt understand. Its not worth it, Im so glad no one in my family died from meth, but i still know there was a possiblity it couldve happened, and just that kills me inside. I went though alot when I was gone, I even consitered suicide i thought life wasnt worth it, i missed my family so much. I ended up struggling with cutting for 2 years, now I havent done it in almost a year, and i will never go back to it. Life is so much better than that, and has so much to offer. My brother wet the bed till he was 10 because of being pulled away from my parents so young. Everyone went though different troubles in my family because what happened in the past. Although it is the past the memory will always be there, and It\'ll scar me for life. I just want everyone to know, you really cant put someone though all this, expecially the people you love. Its a lot more than anyone can handle. I really hope you can get something out of this, I know I learned alot for such a young age and I dont want to see anyone else go though this.

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