I was put into the foster care system at a young age because both of my parents were serious alcoholics and got into drugs too.
I went to quite a few different foster families. Some of them were okay, but there were too many kids at different homes. Eventually, I was stuck with this very mean couple. They were fighting all the time and throwing stuff. Most of the time, I tried to just stay in my room, but they would always shout for me to go get some beer or do the dishes or some other chore like changing the air filters. I felt something like a slave in that house because they didn’t do much of anything. I honestly felt like I would’ve been better off with my real parents because these people weren’t any better. I don’t even know how they were able to become foster parents in the first place. Anyway, I found myself always making appointments with the HVAC company because my foster parents never remembered to do that. They always yelled at me too for making the appointments because they said it was expensive. Of course, I knew it was something they needed to have done because sometimes the air quality would be bad, and they would always be mad whenever the HVAC would break down. I was so happy when I finally got out on my own. I naturally went to an HVAC trade school while working multiple jobs. It was challenging, but I eventually made my way in the HVAC industry. I sometimes call my foster parents to say hi, and it’s funny that they believe they’re the reason why I became a successful HVAC professional and they are always asking for money! My foster dad still asks me to pick up beer for him too.