Mary’s stepfather is an alcoholic who married Mary’s mother. Mary despised being around him: he never took care of her and her siblings, and he stared at her in a way that made her uncomfortable, which suggests that he may have been a sexual predator. He also introduced Mary to alcohol when she was just 10 years old, and she quickly developed a toxic relationship with alcohol, which she explains is a common issue on reservations.
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Chapter 4: Drinking and Fighting
...the time Mary was 17, she no longer lived at home with her mother and stepfather, and she spent most of her time drinking and smoking weed. In retrospect, Mary counts...
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