Make the right friends

An important day in my life was when I first got out of prison Life wasn’t always great for me and it wasn’t always good but when I went down that bad road and had the wrong friends I was in and out of jail I was selling drugs Things was just bad for me don’t need you guys making the same mistake I made

About This Story

  • Project: We Are Here
  • Date submitted: 2018-08-31 00:00:00
  • Emotional tone: Strongly positive
  • Who should know about this? Everyone

About the Storyteller

  • Community: Boynton Beach
  • Age: 51-60
  • Gender: Male

How the Storyteller Interpreted Their Story

Note: Responses which fell closer to the middle (between two or three options) are shown as two dashes.
  • In your story, why did people act the way they did? They just did it, no reason
  • My story relates to: Here and now
  • Why did things happen in the story I told? Upbringing, yes, but also a choice
  • The lesson in your story is: Take the good, lose the bad
  • In my story, problems are solved by: Members of the community
  • My story teaches us to: Always look ahead to the future
  • My story teaches us that: The community has no control
  • My story teaches us that: The community is resilient
  • My story teaches us that: The community is stable

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