This episode was an emotional experience for my sister and I to record. It is hard as a creator to think that a certain episode is better than another because you know how much love and effort you put into each one. How much goes into each story along the way.  So maybe this episode isn’t better, but I think it is the most impactful to this point. It is hard to describe how much of an impact a 17 month old was able to make on our family as Hope did. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lenny-letcher/support

This episode is a journey. My sister goes from our family home, to the small city of surprise, from the small city of Surprise to my in-laws home, and then to New Mexico. As we talk through that journey we go back in time to talk about a very serious experience in her life. If anyone you know is dealing with any type of physical or sexual abuse please find help. Here are some resources: https://www.rainn.org/ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 https://www.thehotline.org/ Everyone deserves relationships free from domestic violence. When you're ready, we're here to listen with confidential support 24/7/365 Call 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lenny-letcher/support

This episode is a little different. I do most of the talking. I talk about two stories in great detail. Maybe too much detail, in the flow of the conversation at my sisters house it felt appropriate to talk about. I did some dumb things as a kid and this episode highlights a couple of those instances. After this ad for our sponsor, we hear about Parties Gone Wrong. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lenny-letcher/support

In this episode we hear about a part of Lovette's life that I didn't know much about. I don't know how to really describe it in writing, so you will just have to listen. If you know anyone that is struggling with drug addiction you can use this hotline. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline  800-662-4357 For feedback you can connect with me on Twitter @LennyLetcher --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lenny-letcher/support

My sister gets into a more trouble. Real trouble. She meets her future husband and starts down the path that leads to birth of 14 kids. Drugs and violence start to become very normal parts of life.  We hear the full story of the fortune told by the Peyote Man and his prediction of a Ripe Young Old Age. If you know anyone that is struggling with drug addiction you can use this hotline. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline  800-662-4357 For feedback you can connect with me on Twitter @LennyLetcher   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lenny-letcher/support

In this episode we talk about why I want to document this conversation and the first 14 years of my sisters life. Her downfall in the sixth grade, getting in trouble with the law for the first time and a few more times after that. Taking "White Crosses" for the first time, being given Lithium at a family crisis center and the special skills she learned as kid from Glendale, Arizona.  If you know anyone that is struggling with drug addiction you can use this hotline. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline  800-662-4357 For feedback you can connect with me on Twitter @LennyLetcher --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lenny-letcher/support

A formative experience in my sisters life at 12 years old.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lenny-letcher/support