Life-Changing Event

"The last time I got arrested, I had 11 felonies in one stop. They were going to give me 28 years in prison. I ended up doing five. I went to prison, and I had a lot of thinking to do. When I was in there, I had three boys. I got out, and my first night out my grandparents were in one of the 12 step fellowships, and they took me to a meeting. I just kept going back, and that changed my life. My kids were in permanent guardianship, and they told me I would never get them back. I was my own attorney, and I got them back. It took me three years, but I got my kids back. I went and got a degree, and I built my life up. I have been through getting my rights back, I got my rights restored. My kids are 25, 21, and 20 now. They're of service, honest, and hold jobs. They have healthy relationships. This is a big contrast to how I grew up. I was a mess. I got expelled from two high schools, was stealing, and got into trouble."