"You see faces, not hearts.."

I was pretty sheltered as a kid, since I was raised by my grandparents. So, I got to hear/see how bad of fuck-ups my parents were as I grew up and wasn't directly affected by their issues.

My grandparents weren't super-strict about my friends and all, but my grandma wouldn't let me go anywhere with some new friend until she had thoroughly spoken to their parents about what was and wasn't going to be happening, and until she knew what kind of people they were. It was kind of lame as hell, but it's really not a bad idea, considering. At least I was able to go out without them worrying too much, I guess.

I'm still living with my grandma for various reasons--mostly lack of funds, and because otherwise she'd be alone in the house and all that jazz. It works out ok. But, she still treats me like I'm some kid who doesn't know how to do anything. And oh gawd... when she found out I have MS, I finally had to tell her to back the fuck off cause she was just crowding me. You'd have thought I was dying in the next week or so.

Jam it back in, in the dark.