Examples Of Steve's Early Childhood

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“On the fourth day of the eleventh month of his twelfth year, a sunny afternoon is suburban Cincinnati, he walked down his favorite trial in the woods behind his house, climbed a tree, knotted a rope, and hanged himself.” Steve was an all around American boy, who enjoyed being a Boy Scout and playing soccer. Steve’s mother was a stayed at home mother, and his father was involved in community activities. Steve’s father and mother should have supported him in the extra-curricular activities and noticed his strange behavior by listening to him. First of all, throughout all of Steve’s life Charles never recognized his achievements. Charles only recognized the Steve’s mistakes in a negatively way. An example of Steve’s father only recognizing

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