I was going to keep a low profile but to hell with that – I've been keeping a low profile for more than half of my life.
Houston and San Antonio kept bugging me to tell my story too – to give theirs some background, I guess – and to explain a little more about why they'd made the decisions they had throughout their lives.
So, after a lot of deliberation and soul-searching, I decided to tell you my story.
I'm not sure if you'll have more sympathy with me or with my parents but that's too bad.
I did what I did for the reasons I had at the time.
I guess it's up to you to decide who was right and who was wrong.
Happily, I now have a decent enough relationship with my parents. I'm happily married to a wonderful man that I am completely and utterly in love with and I have a couple of adorable children, so, yeah – I think I did alright despite my many cock-ups... in the end.