Anthony tells Jenna how he feels about his father, "I realized I should have been treated a lot better for what I did for him."

Description

Hi my name is Jenna and I am gonna be interviewing my cousins boyfriend, Anthony. Hello. Who was the person misusing drugs in your family? Uh my Dad. Did they ever lie about their addiction to any of the family members? Every single time. Did you or anyone else in your family see them misuse drugs? Um, my Mom did in the beginning, but then I finally caught on to it. Did they ever steal money from the family to get money for their addiction? Uh, from what I know, yes. How did their addiction affect your family? Uh, came to my Mom divorcing him and he’s no longer in the family. How did their addiction affect your relationship with them? Um, I can’t trust him, I don’t wanna hang out with him, don’t wanna call him, nothing. How did you cope with the situation? Uh, my girlfriend Rosa, um, helped me through a lot of uh, the rough times. Okay. Did they ever get into any fights or arguments with the family members? All the time. Did anyone try to help them with their addiction? Yes, I drove him to rehab and he said he was good three weeks later, and he checked himself out and went back to using drugs. Would you or your family ever help them again? I mean I kinda would cause that’s my father, but uh, I don’t think my Mom would, no. Is there anything you wish you could go back and change? At lot of things, uh, not picking him up at rehab three weeks later. Is that it? And giving him money for drugs cause he said he needed it for food and gas, but really I found out it was for drugs. Is that it? Yes. Is there anything you wish you could have said to them? Ah, a lot of things! Um, get out of my life, don’t talk to me again, when your life is situated, call me. Okay. Have they regained you or your family's trust at all? No he never will. Was there anything that stuck with you throughout the experience? Uh, how he treated me and now that I realized I should have been treated a lot better for what I did for him. And I no longer think of him as parent for what he did. Okay. Did anyone ever lie to you about a story of this person because it was protecting you or them in any way? Uh, yes my mom. How old were you when you found out? 17. Did you have any idea what was going on while knowing this person? Yes.

Participants

• Anthony Tamburelli
  
• jennacordery
  

Interview By

• jennacordery