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I'm Kev, 23 from Teesside.

I've had a somewhat 'weird' upbringing, my mum & dad separated when I was about 6, they were always on and off for years to come, but now I've not seen him since December - doesn't bother me too much 'cos I'm a mummy's boy.

I've had a decent education with plenty of GCSEs & GNVQs nailed.
I had a good school life, I never stuck to one clique so I had plenty of mates,
However I had a rough patch in Year 8 when I got my phone stolen and was threatened with a knife, so I left school for 6 weeks. The boy who done it was, hmm, of an 'ethnic minority' and for months after I was very racist, I distanced myself from people who weren't white. I know this is wrong but I was a teenager and after what happened I didn't know any better, until I met this one person who changed my perception thankfully and now my stupid views are a thing of the past

When I was 19 I went through a rough patch with no job etc, I used to spend hours on the internet and just locked myself away - Some days I wouldn't leave my room. This continued for another year until I met some new people, who were of the wrong crowd and I ended up drinking and taking coke most nights. This went on for a good few months until I decided enough was enough and I needed to get my life back on track!

Now at 23 things are looking up, although I left my job in March (was only temporary) I've got my confidence back, an amazing circle of friends and plenty of jobs applied for - just waiting for some unfortunate soul to take me on


Read ma full story in next weeks News of the World.