K. T. Hadtue kept many secrets that trapped her in a sadly dysfunctional family. Her story is complex, dealing with issues such as abuse, alcoholism, divorce, poverty, religion, race, mental illness, manipulation, success and love. This memoir peels off each layer of her emotional scars, showing how she fought the multitudes of adversity to avoid becoming a statistical nightmare. "Everyone acted as if it had never happened, and I was swept away into the fake celebration. However, later that night, I was haunted by the images of my mother struggling, my father contorting and my aunt...