Dear Panel,
I am a seventeen-year-old female. I believe
strongly in God and my savior Christ.
I Was Addicted To Meth
I was addicted to meth for almost a year
and am now clean. I have a history as well as a family
history of substance abuse. I also have a history of
being promiscuous when I was bored.
He's Twenty Years Older Than Me
My boyfriend is twenty years older than
me. I have known him for nine months, we have been together
for six. He is also a very strong Christian. He has
been clean off of crack for eight years, and got clean
off of meth with me.
My parents don't like my boyfriend. My
mom and I have never had a good relationship, I feel
she tries to vicariously live through me. My Dad had
a head injury a few years back which doctors are now
saying may have made him angry.
I Ran Away With Him
A few weeks ago I got fed up with my parents
and being around meth while trying to stay clean. I
nearly had a nervous breakdown and finally decided to
run away. My boyfriend went with me and in a week were
in four states away working.
We got pulled over because cops randomly
ran the lisence and it came up as possibly harboring
a runaway. My parents brought me back home.
Now I am living with a relative and looking
for a job, hopefully to be emancipated by the end of
summer (get custody of myself). I love my boyfriend
very much and would like to spend the rest of my life
with him.
He's In Jail
He helped me get over my pattern of sexual
promiscuity and helped me as we both quit doing meth
together. We are both strong Christians, so much so
that he refused to sleep with me untill we are married.
Now he's in jail four states away and I'm working towards
being with him again.
All I hear is my "friends" telling
me he's no good and I have too much potential. I don't
trust their opinions because they are all drunks and
addicts who I feel are trying to vicariously live through
me to ease their failure. I just need some sober feedback.
Female, age 17, USA
Summer,
Mamala,
Jimmy,
and Charlie
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