Although unaware, Dustin has taught me a lot throughout my life. Even though these lessons were learned through his mistakes and trials I believe they were of great benefit to me and possibly others.
It was a Saturday in early-August, 2002. I was sitting on the couch with my friend when Dustin came in claiming he needed to borrow some money. I looked at him questionably and asked why he needed the money. He gave me a look, as if he were thinking I should trust him, and said I need to go get Dayton some stuff at Wal-Mart.
Now we need to go back in time a little bit so you can get a better understanding of the trust issue. It all started in October of 2001 when I found out that Dustin had a drug addiction. Shortly after that he decided to go to a rehab center to try to get off the drugs, but his visit there only lasted a total of 2 nights. My parents claimed that was because he hadn’t yet decided, for himself, that he wanted to quit. In November of 2001 Dustin’s girlfriend Dena, who fortunately is a great person and didn’t live quite the same lifestyle as Dustin, found out she was pregnant, and on June 28th, 2002 Dayton Michael Clark was born.
Not wanting to make a scene in front of my friend I handed over some money trusting, and hoping, he was really going to Wal-Mart. Dustin leaped up grabbed the money and called out that he will be back shortly. Two or three hours passed and there was still no sign of him. My mom came home and I asked her if she had heard from Dustin, she said no. When Dustin finally did come home he told me he was sorry, knowing I already knew what he did with the money. That day Dustin told me that he was going to quit not only for Dayton but also for himself.
To this Day Dustin has not broken his word. Dustin and Dena are getting married on March 13, 2004. Dayton is about 19 months old and has a dad he can look up to. They have an apartment in American Fork and they come over every Sunday for a family dinner. My brother is finally happy.
The major lesson I learned from this experience was plainly about drug and alcohol use. I know first hand what drug users are like and I don’t want to live like that. I don’t want to be one who can’t be trusted, who’s life is controlled by a substance, and who drifts away from those they once loved and cared about most. My brother was very lucky, drugs are controlling and they are very hard to get off of. Many people aren’t so lucky. I believe it’s a lot easier for me to say no to drugs and alcohol because of what I saw.
It was a Saturday in early-August, 2002. I was sitting on the couch with my friend when Dustin came in claiming he needed to borrow some money. I looked at him questionably and asked why he needed the money. He gave me a look, as if he were thinking I should trust him, and said I need to go get Dayton some stuff at Wal-Mart.
Now we need to go back in time a little bit so you can get a better understanding of the trust issue. It all started in October of 2001 when I found out that Dustin had a drug addiction. Shortly after that he decided to go to a rehab center to try to get off the drugs, but his visit there only lasted a total of 2 nights. My parents claimed that was because he hadn’t yet decided, for himself, that he wanted to quit. In November of 2001 Dustin’s girlfriend Dena, who fortunately is a great person and didn’t live quite the same lifestyle as Dustin, found out she was pregnant, and on June 28th, 2002 Dayton Michael Clark was born.
Not wanting to make a scene in front of my friend I handed over some money trusting, and hoping, he was really going to Wal-Mart. Dustin leaped up grabbed the money and called out that he will be back shortly. Two or three hours passed and there was still no sign of him. My mom came home and I asked her if she had heard from Dustin, she said no. When Dustin finally did come home he told me he was sorry, knowing I already knew what he did with the money. That day Dustin told me that he was going to quit not only for Dayton but also for himself.
To this Day Dustin has not broken his word. Dustin and Dena are getting married on March 13, 2004. Dayton is about 19 months old and has a dad he can look up to. They have an apartment in American Fork and they come over every Sunday for a family dinner. My brother is finally happy.
The major lesson I learned from this experience was plainly about drug and alcohol use. I know first hand what drug users are like and I don’t want to live like that. I don’t want to be one who can’t be trusted, who’s life is controlled by a substance, and who drifts away from those they once loved and cared about most. My brother was very lucky, drugs are controlling and they are very hard to get off of. Many people aren’t so lucky. I believe it’s a lot easier for me to say no to drugs and alcohol because of what I saw.
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