My earliest life was full of insecurity and criticism and harshness. I was a good student in High School and I was elected president of the Junior High School and acted in the Junior High School plays. Still I needed the reliable support I never got. My Dad got paid on Friday from his job at The North Island Navy Base. We had a Friday night Hamburger feast. That feast was so wonderful. We had very inadequate caloric intake most days
I remember one day. I got up to grab a bite and go out to play.I was about eight years old. My mom said go out to play but I do not have anything for you to eat. I just went outside and played. The thing did not seem all that big an experience,
Another formative experience came when I wasabout 6