This is the short of it: My name is Sean Bragman. I was born July 10, 1985. Use your math skills to figure out how old I am. I live in West Kendall, which is in Miami, Florida. I work at a veterinary clinic as an office manager as well as a tech. I go to Miami Dade College, and am studying to be a nurse anesthetists, however long it takes me, and providing I haven’t fucked up my transcripts beyond help. I have a boyfriend named Eddie who is everything to me. He is the reason I do what I do in life. We have been together since 8/18/05. Not long, in the span of things, but long enough for me to know that he’s the one I want forever. I have 3 dogs, 9 cats, a hell of a lot of fish, and this is my life.
The long of things goes something like this: I was born in 1985 as the first child to my mother and father. They were young (in their early 20s) and didn’t have much money. For the first couple of years in life, we moved from a trailer park into a Motel 6 for awhile (we got evicted from our place) and then to my aunt’s house. My first brother, Danny, was born 3 years later. Things got better, and we moved into our own apartment.
When I was young, I was diagnosed with what is known as Peter’s Anomaly which basically is an unspecified reason why I have fucked up vision. I had no vision in my left eye, and limited vision in my right. I was told that I would never do normal things, like ride a bike, walk down the street by myself, etc., etc. So, when I started school, I was enrolled in Tropical Elementary, which is a special education school. I was there from Kindergarten to 3rd grade. During this time, my next and final brother Steven was born, as well as my sister Ashley. After being there for a few years, and getting nothing less than As in anything I did, they decided to test my for gifted classes. I did well enough to be considered gifted, and soon left Tropical when we moved. I then went to Devon Aire Elementary, where I finished my elementary education.
For middle school, I went to Arvida Middle. In retrospect, I think that was the happiest I was, school-wise. I loved hanging out with my friends and I always think back to middle school with really fond memories. So, it was during this time that I came terms with the fact that I liked guys, and had my first boyfriend, Ryan. I also went out with Richard. All of these relationships were kid stuff, obviously, and only lasted short times, but it gave me the confidence to let people know I liked guys. After going out with them, I went out with Saren in 8th grade, and she was my first more serious relationship, lasting almost 9 months. We broke up right before high school.
High school came around, and I went to Killian High. I met Aldo .., who I thought was somebody who I really loved. I was 14 at the time we met, and he was 25. but told me he was 19. I didn’t find out until 2 years later that he was lying about his age, and by that time, I was stupid enough to stay with him. At the end of high school (senior year), I decided I had enough of the high school bullshit, and left so I cold get to college earlier. So, I started going to M DC and was still with Aldo. I turned 18, we moved in together into our first apartment.
I stayed with Aldo for almost 6 years. 5 years and 7 months to be exact. I really got sick of him, and now when I reflect on the whole situation, I feel bad for staying with such a bad, stupid person, but I guess I was young and dumb. Though I don’t look at the relationship in any good way, it did teach me not to let people treat you like shit and I learned that Aldo is a sick, pedophiliac man.
I actually me Eddie through Aldo, which is the only good thing he ever did for me. Eddie and I are very compatible. We have the same goals, dreams and are both intelligent, motivated people. I needed somebody who I could actually talk to, somebody who wasn’t a fucking retard. I really think Eddie and I will stay together, and I think that my life will get better and better with him.
So, that takes you up to now. If you actually read this whole thing, you probably already know me or you were just extremely bored. But that’s my life, the short long version. For now, I’m just looking to keep going through school, live my life with Eddie and be as happy as I can.
