My name is Christopher Wayne Lippard, and I've lived a nightmare after a traumatic and troubled childhood and adolescence. My first unsteady steps into adulthood come to an abrupt and tragic end. At 20 years old, I committed a felony with other people. Tragically, people died. In the state of N.C., everyone who was involved in the felony can be charged with first-degree murder, not just the person who pulled the trigger.
So, at 21, I found myself in prison, facing multiple life sentences. When they give you life, that's what they take. Everything, everyone I ever loved or cared about, gone. All my hopes and dreams are gone. Everyone told me I would never get out and that I would die in there. I needed to accept that and move on. I had to grow up quickly and learn to survive. It has been a long, dark road, a nightmare. My family has mostly turned their backs on me. And I've pushed people away. I could never see dragging someone I cared about down with me and having them experience this living hell with me. In recent years, I've worked hard on myself, and new laws are being passed that give me real hope of one day getting a second chance. I decided to join this site to meet some genuine friends or perhaps someone special. I'm just tired of being lonely and alone.
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