This is a story of a boy that had a troubled life in his earlier years. It all started when he was born on September 15, 2000 at around 9:00 at night. Both of his parents were still in high school, his mother being 17 and his father 18. For the first 10 months of his life he didn't see his father other than his date of birth. It's not that his father didn't want to see his son, for it was the child's mother that prevented the father from seeing him. She did everything to make sure that he didn't see the child. She moved from place to place and continued to change her phone number so that he could not reach her. By the time his father was able to see him, he had a new girlfriend which did everything for the child. She even bought diapers for him when his mother wasn't able to. Even though his mom hated the girlfriend, she continued to provide for him, even when the child wasn't visiting the father.
When the child got older, his life got worse. His mom has had several boyfriends throughout his life and continued to move from house to house. When he got to school age, it became clear that he was an intellectual and got good grades, but for some reason, he had behavioral issues. So, his mother and father went to the doctor to see what was going on. It turns out he has ADHD (Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder), a learning disability that explains that the child is very hyper and can't focus as well as other students. But that wasn't it, he had major anger issues and got very aggressive, very quickly. Usually, when children have problems with controlling his or her anger, it is linked to a home environment that is problematic. In this case, it was nothing but true. Every time the child did something he wasn't supposed to, that resulted in something bad happening but not serious, the child was hit by his mother. Sometimes it escalated to getting thrown down stairs. One specific time, the child and mother were at the hospital. The child wouldn't sit still, so his mother grabbed him by his sides and shoved into the seat. This reaction caused the child's rib to break. There were witnesses, and they reported the occurrence to Child Services. Child Services brought it to court and the mother lost custody of the child. Unfortunately, the father did not gain custody of his son, so the child went to live with foster parents for a short time period. Somehow, his mother regained custody of him. But it was joint-custody, the other guardian being the father. But the mother continued to abuse the child, for years until the child told his father. His father told authorities, and gained full custody of the child. But the child was required by the court to visit the mother at least one every other week. It went like that for years and eventually turned into spending every other weekend at the mother's house.
From kindergarten to grade six, he struggled to behave in class. So much so, the he was getting suspended at least once a week. Even with the way he acted, it was clear that he was very intelligent. His teachers always told him and his parents that he could be very successful in life if he behaved himself in class. At that time he felt nobody liked him which made him even more angry. So he lashed out at other students when they teased him or made fun of him. Then in grade six, he went to this program called COMPASS. This program brought troubled youth with behavioral issues together to try to work them out. He found that he was the most behaved child out of all the others. This program really helped him work to better his behavior, but that is not what made him change. He changed the way he acted because he paid attention to the others and the way they acted. He thought that was how the other people from his school saw him and how he acted. He decided that was not how he wanted to be viewed as a person. When the program was over, and he went back to school, he became much more likable. For the rest of the school year, he rarely got in trouble. It seemed he turned his life around for a better, more positive one. But then he stopped caring for certain subjects in school, and his grades dropped a bit. His parents were not impressed and pushed him to better and continue to push him to make use of intelligence properly by putting time and effort into his work. He did, sometimes.
His name is Nathan O'Dea. He has a passion for playing sports, especially football. He is a great football player and started as a grade nine and ten. Next year he is moving up to senior and plans to train to get bigger, faster, and stronger. He knows that it will be a challenge to improve as much as he plans to during the short months of the summer, but he hopes to persevere. He currently lives with his father, stepmom, and two little sisters. He has not attempted to contact his mother of recent, and she rarely does.
When the child got older, his life got worse. His mom has had several boyfriends throughout his life and continued to move from house to house. When he got to school age, it became clear that he was an intellectual and got good grades, but for some reason, he had behavioral issues. So, his mother and father went to the doctor to see what was going on. It turns out he has ADHD (Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder), a learning disability that explains that the child is very hyper and can't focus as well as other students. But that wasn't it, he had major anger issues and got very aggressive, very quickly. Usually, when children have problems with controlling his or her anger, it is linked to a home environment that is problematic. In this case, it was nothing but true. Every time the child did something he wasn't supposed to, that resulted in something bad happening but not serious, the child was hit by his mother. Sometimes it escalated to getting thrown down stairs. One specific time, the child and mother were at the hospital. The child wouldn't sit still, so his mother grabbed him by his sides and shoved into the seat. This reaction caused the child's rib to break. There were witnesses, and they reported the occurrence to Child Services. Child Services brought it to court and the mother lost custody of the child. Unfortunately, the father did not gain custody of his son, so the child went to live with foster parents for a short time period. Somehow, his mother regained custody of him. But it was joint-custody, the other guardian being the father. But the mother continued to abuse the child, for years until the child told his father. His father told authorities, and gained full custody of the child. But the child was required by the court to visit the mother at least one every other week. It went like that for years and eventually turned into spending every other weekend at the mother's house.
From kindergarten to grade six, he struggled to behave in class. So much so, the he was getting suspended at least once a week. Even with the way he acted, it was clear that he was very intelligent. His teachers always told him and his parents that he could be very successful in life if he behaved himself in class. At that time he felt nobody liked him which made him even more angry. So he lashed out at other students when they teased him or made fun of him. Then in grade six, he went to this program called COMPASS. This program brought troubled youth with behavioral issues together to try to work them out. He found that he was the most behaved child out of all the others. This program really helped him work to better his behavior, but that is not what made him change. He changed the way he acted because he paid attention to the others and the way they acted. He thought that was how the other people from his school saw him and how he acted. He decided that was not how he wanted to be viewed as a person. When the program was over, and he went back to school, he became much more likable. For the rest of the school year, he rarely got in trouble. It seemed he turned his life around for a better, more positive one. But then he stopped caring for certain subjects in school, and his grades dropped a bit. His parents were not impressed and pushed him to better and continue to push him to make use of intelligence properly by putting time and effort into his work. He did, sometimes.
His name is Nathan O'Dea. He has a passion for playing sports, especially football. He is a great football player and started as a grade nine and ten. Next year he is moving up to senior and plans to train to get bigger, faster, and stronger. He knows that it will be a challenge to improve as much as he plans to during the short months of the summer, but he hopes to persevere. He currently lives with his father, stepmom, and two little sisters. He has not attempted to contact his mother of recent, and she rarely does.