i ll probably try to find him when i m 18. for marie, turning 18 means freedom. but for aaron, becoming an adult could mean the end of his. with a long history of juvenile arrests, aaron is now a prime candidate to be waived to adult court. the one bright spot in aaron s life is a visit from his mother. happy belated birthday. did you enjoy your birthday in jail? no, i did not enjoy my birthday. now that aaron is 18, the court is deciding whether to deal with him as a juvenile or waive him to adult jail, which happens to be conveniently located across the street. if you do go across the street, i want you to build knowledge. you ain t going across the street for nothing. you re going across the street to improve yourself and become more than being across the street. you hear me? i ain t going there, though. this should be the end of my i hope not, because you re very immature. you ve been very immature. a long time in life. you re like a kid that don t want to grow up.
marie will be released in less than a week. she will be sentenced to a court-ordered independent living program. they teach you how to be independent. like you get your own place. you work your way up. you get your job. you go to school. you earn money. you get allowance. you just learn how to be like an adult. the main thing that i m after is getting my education. and i don t really have, like, what i need to go there. you know. like i don t have a family to support me. i don t have any money. i don t know what to do. i don t know how to get there. all i know is i can get my high school diploma. so like four more days. though marie doesn t know what she ll do with her life yet, she does have one wish. perfect situation for me finally meeting my dad. he always left letters for me for when i grew up when i was a baby. so i ve read those. he sounds like a nice guy. sounds like he cares about me.
i never knew my dad. one of my mom s sisters adopted me when i was about 9 years old. but she had breast cancer, and they got a divorce. i went to my grandpa s house. that didn t work out. so i got sent to my aunt s house, and i just don t get along with them. i had major depression. so i didn t want to go to school. i used to be 245 pounds, too. i was huge. it was bad. if ever there was a time for someone, a system to intervene in their life, it s now. that s what the juvenile court does best. that s what our role is, to provide for all the services to help somebody grow into a responsible, productive person. in marie s case, being called before the juvenile court allowed her to get the help she needed. they sent me to this place called christian haven. it s a placement to help my attitude. it helped me lose weight and everything, so it helped my self see team and all that. so i got happier.
support me. i don t have any money. i don t know what to do. i don t know how to get there. all i know is i can get my high school diploma. so like four more days. though marie doesn t know what she ll do with her life yet, she does have one wish. perfect situation for me finally meeting my dad. he always left letters for me for when i grew up when i was a baby. so i ve read those. he sounds like a nice guy. sounds like he cares about me. i ll probably try to find him when i m 18. for marie, turning 18 means freedom. but for aaron, becoming an adult
does best. that s what our role is, to provide for all the services to help somebody grow into a responsible, productive person. in marie s case, being called before the juvenile court allowed her to get the help she needed. they sent me to this place called christian haven. it s a placement to help my attitude. it helped me lose weight and everything, so it helped my self see team and all that. so i got happier.