'cause I'm not really anonymous anymore, if ever, since all my posts have "posted by Stephen."

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Honesty

Ok folks. Here's the skinny. I'm going to be completely honest to this blog from this point on. This is something that I haven't been good at in the past, for whatever reason. I dunno why, but I've been "censoring" my own blog. What's the point?!? This is supposed to be MY blog. About me. That's it. Right? Well, from this point on, I'm going to put it out there. I don't really have any reason not to, right?

Ok. Here. We. Go.

I have been MIA for the past 5 - 6 months because I've joined the ranks of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and Lindsey Lohan. I've been to jail...

...and am now in rehab.

Yup, you read right, folks. After multiple DUI's over the past 3.5 years, my mom decided to give me a good dose of "tough love." I was in Atlanta City's finest for 5 months. After numerous trips back and forth to court, my lawyer finally got the DA to agree to letting me "off the hook" IF I went to rehab. So, that's where I stand now. I've been in my rehab program for about 2 months now. It's a 9 month program, so I've only just begun. I am, in a sense, starting my life all over. I, fortunately, still had my position at work, but I opted not to go back. You know, the whole, "old playgrounds and old surroundings" thing. Plus, I wasn't happy there. There was no where for me to go within the company. So, I am currently unemployed.

27.
DUI's.
Jail.
Rehab.
Unemployed.

Wow. I could really freak out right now. But. I. Can't. It's my life. I have to deal with it.

2 comments:

Brad said...

Yeah, I've been through one of those before. Terribly stressful.

Take care and work your program, Stephen.

Stephen said...

Thanks for the support, Brad! Would you mind e-mailing me about your thoughts on it? steviec7@gmail.com