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Once Wayne entered his teenage years, he left home, sleeping in cars, on park benches, and at his friend's house. When he got a little older, he returned to work with his dad and started a business. He later realized that this was the worst decision he could have made. Leaving again to start his own company and being successful. He got into a real relationship quickly and married Ronnie because she was pregnant.

Wayne goes to school for the first time with his siblings. Wayne gets into trouble for the first time by stealing food from other people's lunchboxes because he is so hungry. Their mother has suffered from her fiifth miscarriage after she was beaten, and she left with her children. They went to their grandparents' house for a while, but eventually returned to the same beatings and empty stomachs.

This is the story of Wayne Therdore and his eleven siblings, who have endured the struggles of an abusive father and a dysfunctional mother. Wayne shares his childhood experiences and explains how they have impacted him and his brothers and sisters.