When I was in 3rd grade my father decided to keep me and my brother in his custody when there was too much things going on in my mother's life for her to properly care for us. Up until then she had worked night shifts at a factory and slept all through the day. Her boyfriend was the only guardian we had while we lived in a trailer park. We stayed with him for years and years up until me and my brother were in middle school. My mother finally got a solid grounding and moved back to Montgomery where she lived in a decent area. My brother decided to move back with my mom out into the country. I, however, decided to stay with my dad as I had just been accepted into a magnet school and could not pass up the opportunity. Now I excel in school and
