I was born in Oregon but it was such a short time it didn’t really “count”. I moved to California immediately and my childhood here was very normal, considering. I do have some strange memories of my parents fighting but they were very good about hiding it from me. My mom gave my dad this rule that he wasn’t ever allowed to drink at the house, and he for some reason followed this rule my entire life. I had no sense of my parents being bad at this time.
The only notable moments I remember is my dad getting tickets to see The Phantom Menace at this mega theater on its release day. I hadn’t seen the original trilogy and he didn’t explain any of it to me. This was very characteristic of my father and would happen often later in life.
I also have a memory of almost drowning in a hot tub at one of my mom’s friend’s house who was a firefighter. I’ve almost died from drowning several times as a child. Maybe it’s why I’m retarded now.
My mom was having an emotional affair with an LDS guy named Corey and my dad knew about it and didn’t really care, because my dad thought he was gay instead of a mormon.
Another memory from California is the time my dad won $30,000 at a casino and refurnished the house and got this crazy $8,000 TV we kept for 20 years.