The Spare

<p>I was born and raised on a working ranch twenty-eight miles north of Philip South Dakota. As a young person we worked hard and played hard and events that occurred caused considerable pain to me both mentally and physically. My choices were not the best and at seventeen I was much on my own. The saying I was the only hell my mother ever raised was probably very accurate. I write this to tell what it was like growing up and to let others know their choices are important to their future.</p>