One day, my dad told me he’d heard of this dog that needed a home. He said we might look into picking him up. Turns out, we did. We named the dog “Diego,” after San…

Interesting how this phase hit after the discipline. Because I’m sure I got hurt on my own before my parents started disciplining me and even before I developed such a stubborn personality. But still, in…

My next phase of crying hit just after the whining phase, sometimes immediately after, like within minutes. I’d do something disrespectful, like continuing to whine and complain or bang on a door or something like…