COMING OF AGE This true story starts with a boy growing up in the sixties who had to deal with a disabled Dad who was a war vet. His dad was said to have been dragged off the battlefield, placed into the army's mental institution, and forced to receive electrical shocks to the brain. The only thing required for this war vet to be released was just a simple signature from anyone who would take full responsibility for this disabled vent. This vet was part of a family and was known to be abusive to his wife and children who were under his care. This story is about a boy in the ’60s who felt he may have been raised on the wrong side of the railroad tracks. This boy, known as Ronnie, had to live and survive the ordeal of living with this mentally ill father and a very young mother who was married at the young age of thirteen. The boy was being mentored by some believers in God and the environment he had to grow up in. In the sixties, things were very different. There were no cell phones or computers, and you had more time to try and stay out of trouble or get into trouble. Boys coming of age at that time were required to take showers at school and dress according to school regulations. If you got out of line, you got your butt spanked. A boy allowed to wander the neighborhood could sometimes find himself in serious trouble or awkward situations. In the sixties, boys, running around in the buff, and skinny dipping were not unheard of. This boy felt blessed by angels looking over him for some of the life-threatening situations he found himself in. This is his story….