Mario Lundes reflects on his childhood, marked by instability and lack of parental support. Growing up in a chaotic environment in South Los Angeles, he turned to gang life for belonging and support. Meeting gang members filled a void left by his family's absence. Lundes faced years of incarceration in ineffective juvenile facilities that further entrenched him in gang culture. Reconnecting years later, he acknowledges the struggles and reflects on his journey of transformation and recovery from that tumultuous past.
My parents didn't give me that attention, or that love, you know what I mean? All that, I found in the streets, by my older homeboys.
It was not like this, quiet and peaceful. There were always people coming in and out. There would always be alcohol, fights.
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