A tainted regret, now a whisper

VIEWPOINT OF A TEXAS CHALLENGE ACADEMY CADET

Before coming to Texas ChalleNGe Academy, my life was full of regrets. I felt as if I were at the end of the road and was spending my time drinking and smoking. I had even considered self-harming. I was failing all my classes and was getting caught up in trouble.

This all happened before I was adopted, but when I got adopted, I was very disrespectful and caused my mom so much pain. I wish I could go back and change that, but I can’t. The one result that happened because of my actions is that my mom sent me to TCA to see if it would help me. Little did I know that TCA would really change my life for the better.