So, i had wanted to try to tell this tale, straight through, from early childhood to late teens. But, that just isn't gonna work. For one thing, it will take me forever to get through all this stuff with my grandfather. For another, a lot of that stuff is the hardest to deal with. So i'm gonna jump around. A lot. And, just write what is on my mind at the moment. Maybe someday, far far in the future, when i have all of the mess on here... i'll go back and try to put them in chronological order. For now... bear with me. We are gonna time travel.