Hello, I'm Summer, and this is my story. I come from a small town in Minnesota and I'm the second of four kids. I had a normal childhood but my dad left us in the summer when I turned nineteen. The reason why my father left was because he was looking for a male child and my mom couldn't do that. Unfortunately, she tried her best but things didn't work out. We were lucky enough to be left with a little allowance but it clearly wasn't enough for all our needs.

After a while, it was evident that mom became a shadow of herself and she completely changed. She kept...