I am a 31 yr old man from Houghton Lake, Mi. I was a bad guy when I was young.I come from a physically and emotionally abusive home. Both of my parents were alcoholics, my mother a HEAVY drug user. I didn't have any encouragement to do anything with my life. I sold drugs all my life and never had to work a legal job. When I was 21 I got set up and arrested. I did five years in prison after pleaing down to a lesser charge. I know you are asking yourself "why is he telling us this", right? Well, why I am telling you this is because I want you to know that there are some who do change. Like I said, I sold drugs all my life so money was never an issue, and came VERY fast and easy. I have grown up a lot. I now have a very beautiful wife and family. I have an 18 yr. old stepdaughter that has an 8 month old daughter herself. We are living a poverty and struggle every month to pay our bills. If it weren't for us just getting our taxes recently, we would be over $1000 behind in rent. My wife works a full time job at our local Wal-Mart. I have for over a year now been looking for work. It is so hard finding work being a felon. I have applied everywhere, including McDonalds. My wife and I have a dream of opening our own clothing store. We live in a small town, where there is nothing but a Wal-Mart and K-Mart to shop at. We would like to provide the comunity with name brand clothing, without breaking thier bank accounts. I am doing very well staying away from illegal activities, even knowing how easy the money is. Like I said, I have grown up!!! I would love to own my own business and not have to worry about not getting the job because of my background. If someone can help us get started with our business it would be greatly appreciated. Peoples backgrounds cannot change, but the person can.