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Submitted to Contest #192
My name is Brittany Carpenter, my maiden name is Traxler. You might not think that matters, but when you grow up in a family known for alcoholism, drugs, violence, and jail time, it does. You know that jingle from Cheers, “where everybody knows your name”? That’s what it was like for me growing up. Everyone knew the Traxler’s from the Montgomery area because of those family traits I just mentioned. I just don’t understand where exactly it stemmed from though because my grandparents were great people; loved by their entire community and famil...
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