Drug Addicted Couple interview-Randina and Alex
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Randina and Alex, a drug addicted couple on Skid Row.
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My heart is breaking. Randiena was one of my close friends growing up in high school but we grew apart after graduating. Randiena if you see this you are still so loved! Me, Derrick and Matt are here for you!!!
Thank you for this....I don't know you, nor them.....but thank you for writing this....❤
@@fleurcoremans9828 I agree with you ... its a heart warming message
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Same! I know her, too, and you need to know this life isn’t a life. It’s a slow suicide. Time will go by so quickly so you might as well spend that time bettering yourself instead of digging yourself deeper.
Just kidding, I don’t know her but had you believing it. Let that be a lesson not to believe everything you see on the internet without question.
Was she actually a prom queen?
Just thinking about his older brother bringing home his school lunch so he could eat is heartbreaking. 😢
the fact mark thought he was trying to say his brother was trying to get into a gang when he said that???
That is the reality of so many school children and it takes backpack programs to feed them in summer. If you think that's not happening in your community, definitely volunteer. It was a shock to me.
@@calliecollins7702 it’s true, I wonder why everyone from government to Hollywood are so bend of “protecting “ and “supporting “ trans kids taking hormones and surgeries when they’re things like these, what these kids went through, are the real issues that need help, that need the same passion to make a change. “These are everyone’s children” government says, well, what are they wanting for to help the children that are suffering through their early years.
It’s so frustrating,
@@novacancy7253I don’t get the point of this comment. Should they help one and not the other? All kids need to be helped and supported, no selections
@@thenarrativewizard9244 on the contrary, help should come for all with the same strength. That was my point.
If these two make it out, they have great things ahead of them. They will move mountains.
Maybe start with just a nice, balanced life.
she was literally crying and the second she thought about how they met she got super happy. they are so cute!!!!!!
This is eye opening to how drug users can be great people. I always knew that but these two are a shining example.
The amount of trauma between these 2 is heartbreaking
These kiddos are so amazing.....There is so much good and love, morals, values and pureness in these 2, despite the harsh lives they ve lived and are still living....I wish I could hug em both...And tell them that there is good for them as well....If they use the love that so obviously exists in both of them to support and motivate eachother to go seek help, and get through the process of getting clean, I see a future for both of them. I m deeply touched by both of them and their stories...And I m rooting so much for them to change their lives around....Mark, please help these 2 and do follow ups....They deserve it so much....I wanna give both of them a BIG hug and let them know I m in awe of how they turned out, despite the rough lives they ve known....they are STRONG, sweet, caring and beautiful people....Please guys, if you read this....please find the strength to motivate eachother!!!! You re loved!! Kuddos from the other end of the planet!!!❤❤❤
Went to school with Randiena. I can’t believe this man. Her laugh was contagious and she’s so sweet. Spent many days after school joking around and waiting on our parents to pick us up. Praying for her and I hope she can overcome this battle. It’s not too late, she’s still so young and full of life. We are all rooting for you!!
These are two really good people. I’m sorry you’re struggling and we’re brought up around all that :(
You don’t know that. You only know their side of the story. They arent gonna frame themselves in a bad light. These people are more than likely pieces of shit like their parents. The cycle will continue.
Unrelated, but your black & white photos are absolutely beautiful. You capture your subjects’ essence in such an incredible way.
Is almost impossible to believe parents harm their children to this level. This is when having children should be a privilege.
Oh, this is the line? Lol
🤦🏻♀️👎🏼 abuse is common. How dare you type that, instead just thank God you didn’t experience it.
randina and alex-- you two have such kind, sweet, gentle, brave souls. its sucks how people can destroy others. i wish y'all all the best in the whole world
I can't help to notice how both of them tell their stories like they are young children. What ever the reason they both are in a heap of trouble and addiction.
Many of these people do. It’s because of arrested development due to childhood trauma
@@tallyho101 it seems like the trauma that people experience will bleed into their lives at some point and that’s a sad sad situation to be in. Good comment my friend. One love 🫶🏽
Because when you experience massive trauma as a child, everything from abuse to addiction, that's the age that your brain no longer develops past
A person stops growing emotionally once they start using drugs.
Trouble?
I watch a lot of soft white underbelly videos, and I must say, never would I have thought to come across a couple who grew up in the same city as I did. It’s insane to hear. Praying for them.
I lived in Hawaiian Gardens too! Went to Artesia High.
I really appreciate how proud he is in his situation about being able to help somebody he considers a friend, to give back a little of what little he has ever had.
@JC-du6sn Look up "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood" by William Wordsworth.
Oh, my Lord!
Did I hear that right?
Yes, I did.
He was sold at NINE to a heroin dealer!
He stabbed the guy.
And his own stepfather stabbed the boy three times.
What the fuck?
The lives these two have lived since being small is UNBELIEVABLE.
Absolutely unbelievable.
And why didn't the freaking CPS get involved when BOTH her parents went to jail??
There's SO MUCH wrong with this story, I don't even know what to say!
Randiena was one of my brothers close friends in hs and she has the fiercest personality while being the shortest human. Such a beautiful girl inside and out, we are praying for you and your recovery.
I’m 7 weeks clean from a heavy 1.5 year fentanyl addiction. some very close friends who are still addicts. can’t explain how much I can relate to their stories, and most addicts on this channel. For people who judge, just contemplate all the bad things that must have happened for someone to end up smoking fentanyl pills. Like this couple, most are good people who have been fucked by society. I’m never going back to fent and I hope these two are able to get healthy and stay that way.
Keep fighting the good fight 💪
Sending Love and Positive Energy to you
I hope you’re doing ok. I don’t consider me addicted, because I used it because of medical reasons. But when I stopped using it, my body went to a withdrawal and it was the worst thing ever happening to me. So I’m proud of you that you’re clean now. Really really proud! ❤
Please stay strong. I know it sounds like bullshit but it gets so much better. It won't be easy but you can do it. I chose to go to a one year inpatient treatment center and also still go to a Suboxone clinic after being clean for years. One day I'll come off of it but I'm in no hurry.
I've lost my closest friends to od's. I lost my fiance the same way. The hardest was my little brother. He died in my arms after I tried to bring him back with Narcan and cpr. Somehow I've stayed clean through that so it's possible to get through anything and not use.
They all say you have to get sober for yourself and that's definitely true. Still, I use the fact that I can't let my mother lose another child as a huge motivation to stay clean. I can't let anyone that cares about me lose me or have to watch me go back out there.
I never thought I'd have a month sober let alone apx the 10 years I have now. For a long time I had to just not use today. As long as I did that everyday it made it not seem so impossible.
I just really want this to work for you and I know that you can do it. My heart goes out to you. And I'm rooting for you.
@@bryan123483 thank you so much. It really means a lot. I got sober 100% of my own volition. Took a week off work and detoxed after tapering really fast (2 weeks) and quit cold turkey aside from some benzos and weed. it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. I think you’re right that if you wanna stay sober it had to be your decision. I’m glad I wasn’t sent to rehab against my will. Either way My life has already made a complete 180, I have an amazing girlfriend (who I started talking to a few months before I got clean, but stopped until I was sober and luckily she reached back out). I feel more confident in myself and outgoing and overall good than I ever have in my life. And feel like I can handle any adversity. Much love and I’m really proud of you as well and can’t imagine how hard it must be to have lost someone, it’s my biggest fear at the moment that I lose one of my two best friends (or both) from fent.
@@patriciabosingI was on fentanyl patches for three years for a deadly cancer. That's a very scary drug and I'm greatful I got off it. Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
I feel bad they have so many cancer related losses so young. My dad and uncle both have cancer. I may have breast cancer and I know how stressful going through PET scans and everything that cancer entails. Bless them and I hope that he can see the “gangster “ life is not to be glamorized. I really hope to see an update a year from now where they have both gotten sober and grieve their losses in a healthy way.
Gangster? Far from that. "Gangster" life is not being glamourized, it's not even the focus, at all. It's addiction and that has nothing to do with gangster lmao...
@@richardhague552 the guy literally talks about how he looks up to ‘old school gangsters’ one of which used to be his heroin dealer. Also if their parents weren’t into the whole gangster life then there is definitely a chance they wouldn’t have been using which in term could give a chance that the two in the video wouldn’t have started using, so obvs it is in some way about the gangster lifestyle as well as being about addiction. It’s naive to think the two don’t go hand in hand in a lot of cases. Obvs in this case it’s clear to see that death also played a part in their addiction but if their parents weren’t in the streets they probably wouldn’t be using which gives a much lesser chance of their children using. After all at the end of the vid they both agree that the environment they grew up in had an impact on their life. Also by the way, the OP comment never said it wasn’t about addiction. She actually acknowledged that is was about addiction too by saying ‘I hope they get sober’ You just chose to try and clown someone who was literally saying something nice and wishing the best for the future for these two. You’re a petty human 😅🤡
@@richardhague552read it again lmfao
The fact they love each other - poor people. Jesus please look after them.
Other than thoughts and prayers on this youtube video, what specific actions can you and I do to actually help them?
So lovely, the two of them. Through all that they have endured, they have so much love and positivity. Poor Alex, it is undeniable the little boy trapped inside that never got live the life a young boy deserved.
Randina,you are very mature, strong, beautiful, and aware. Randina, you are a natural leader and can take all of your great qualities and have such a bright future. Alex, you’re so light hearted, handsome, and respectful. You too, have endless possibilities for a bright future. You guys deserve to live, and not just exist. You deserve to write a better story than the one that was written for you. I’m going to speak it into existence by saying I anticipate the follow up interview of you both where you two are in recovery, even it’s 10 interviews from now. I know we will see an interview where you will be sharing your triumphs. As always, thank you Mark, please follow up with them ❤
Tearing up listening to him talk about his premonition.... 9 years old and just flat out hungry
the amount of trauma these two have gone through is absolutely devastating… prayers to you both for strength to heal and get the help you need to get through all this pain and grief ♥️
Again… Mark deserves The Nobel Prize for his work.
Nice point
I teach high school English and every time I teach about the Great Depression and the famous photographer Dorothea Lange, and how she documented the truth behind this era i immediately bring up Mark. I see his work so revealing. It gives me insight to hold on to my kids longer, pay attention to my students a little more careful, because in a instant lives can change.
for interviewing junkies and degenerates? lol ok
@@jjonez787 you seem like you would make a great interview
@@yarly3180 people definitely idolize him. I don’t idolize him but his work deserves recognition at that kind of level
I can see how much you two love each other. I hope that you can work through your addiction. You both deserve happiness, joy and a normal life. Love and light to you from South Africa. ❤
You two are a beautiful couple, I'd love to see you both get clean and have a bright future together. You deserve it x
You did not kill your mother. Sending you both positive thoughts and prayers!
Kids had no chance at life, born into chaos. Find the strength and get clean.
Unfortunately living below the poverty line stacks the deck firmly against anyone born into it. Even with the sincere motivation to exit out of it at a young age everyone around them will break them down to keep them trapped in. If they don’t act and behave in the proper inner city “code” and instead carry themselves with pride and dignity while trying to get educated or learn a skill they will get beaten down into submission.
It’s heartbreaking and completely wrong the pressure these two have placed on them. Not to mention the lack of love and support they deserved when they were conceived. Their resilience is admirable and respected and hoping they receive some relief and are able to break their generational trauma. ❤
Also, mark a very emotional and beautiful portrait of them.
Prayers, love, light & hope for Alex & Randida. They really deserve a break from their past trauma's. All the best guys. xx
She was keeping up a whole house by herself and paying bills. It’s crazy how much we do for love
God Bless these two, they way their past brings them so much emotion is so heartbreaking because they know deep down they did try their best.
They are young and a full life ahead of them. They can turn this around :)
These poor kids were dealt the wrong cards, unfortunately. I pray their life gets better. I hope they find their way.
This Show should be re-titled;
“Childhood Trauma: A Case Study”
Damn this was a hard one. Poor kids. Hope they catch a break, they don't deserve all the shit they've been through.
Agreed. I would give them a sandwich and tell them the story of the Man With Two Left Feet.
@spankybrownspoon3228 nice but they don't strike me as being P.G.Wodehouse enjoyers
@@moisturisedgnome1181 They are young. Plenty of time to discover things they might enjoy but were never shown.
They are no longer children. Time to move on and let go and grow up. No excuses.
After everything they’ve been through they’re good people.
Strange how life can put such 2 wonderful persons in such a situation... I can only hope that there's some higher justice that will get them on the right track, they surely deserve a proper life, not just survival that they got used to. Guys, you have a whole life in front of you, the worst is behind you, you just need to run from such life.
Life did not do it, Dark- their parents did.
Their identity for their own safety doing this interview should of been protected. They are a part of a gang mob! Extremely dangerous! I hope the family members don't see this!
should've*
I agree!!
This is heartbreaking. Just heartbreaking.
This breaks my heart ,they are a product of their environment.I believe kids learn their behavior from watching their parents so as parents we need to be better these cycles need to stop .our children are our future. What’s done to or in front of children impacts their whole life . I pray they get better they are so young and can have a beautiful future
@bob proctor Jesus didnt have a choice, why should you?
You're right. We need to look after our children and teach them good morals.
As a species we all really need to stop treating each other so bad. We need to start looking after each other.
Thats a fact. They lack any coping skills other than getting high. Its what they saw. Kida do what they see not what they are told.
Bob i agree but not when your mentaly 8 years old.
When one has mental trauma that doesn’t know how to get through it as a child (doesn’t have a support system)then adolescent then early adulthood that will then tend to lead them to repeat what they saw as a child as well as drugs sex gangs as a way to escape their own mind.everyone wants to focus on the drugs sex gang homelessness those are the symptoms to the cause of their reality.
As a person w mental trauma I didn’t think about choices I just did what made me feel good in that moment to escape my thoughts and internal pain. I was just a female version of my dad I was 40 b4 I dealt w my pain
Wow. The way he’s ripping that vape. You can tell he’s going thru a lot of emotional and mental distress. I hope that their hearts can heal and find peace. I also really hope that they stay safe around those streets. They are beautiful people and still really young. My heart is with you guys❤
As crazy as their entire childhood upbringing was and how they are both addicts now, I can say their parents did somehow still instill good values in them. They’ve experienced a lot and seen a lot from their parents but insanely they still seem like good kids. I pray they can find a way off these drugs and unfortunately stay away from their family and neighborhood. They still have a chance to overcome bad habits they learned. I think their parents tried to do the right thing but ultimately their own addictions took over.
This couple reminds me of my relationship, they have been through horrible things and I truly hope theyre able to get out and live a happy life. My boyfriend and I are currently addicted to fentanyl. It has torn our lives apart and tortured us in so many ways, we’re 21 and I can say I’ve already died, my boyfriend saved my life from an overdose. We’re living in Portland Oregon where drugs are decriminalized which makes it all the more harder to stop. We’ve tried to get off so many times but the pain is unbearable. As I type this I have been in withdrawal for 5 days and haven’t got any better. The doctors prescribe you suboxone or methadone but both of those have severe side effects. There is not much genuine help for addicts who are withdrawing the beds at inpatient is constantly full and you can only get methadone very early in the morning.
As someone who was in your position but started at 13 and got clean at 21, suboxone is worth it a million times over. Even with all the side effects. I had a good childhood and still fucked my own life up so bad because of oxy/fent that was originally prescribed and eventually I had to get off the streets. It’s been two years now of me being on suboxone and getting into therapy, going back to school, got out of the severely dysfunctional relationship I was in with another codependent, abusive drug addict for 6 years, and slowly rebuilt my life bit by bit. I was on suboxone up from 2021 til the last 4 months and switched to the sublocade injection to get off it, and just had my last one. It sounds so corny but I promise you it’s SO TRUE that I never even could’ve imagined my life could ever be this good, and I’m only two years clean. I have something to live for again and I never thought I’d enjoy my life without pills, but after two years and meds for mental health issues my brain is finally regulated enough that I’m not struggling every day. I can guarantee you that if you took that step and got on suboxone in a program with therapy and started fixing your life and stuck with it, you will feel the same way too 2 yrs later. I never would’ve believed someone who told me this when I was using but on my life I swear it is so worth it to get clean. I have an amazing supportive partner and so many wonderful new people and opportunities now in my life I never would’ve met or had otherwise and how much I love my life and know it would blow everything up if I relapsed is why I wake up every day and choose to remain sober.
I only got clean because I was forced to move cities after ending my relationship and no longer had a supply and was desperate going through the worst withdrawals of my life so I phoned up a virtual (over the phone) opioid dependency clinic that got you hooked up with comfort meds for the 36hr withdrawal and then suboxone script THAT DAY thinking I’d just take it til I got a new hookup (they don’t let u do that tho lol). Relapsed a few times in the first 6months but never looked back since and I’m so glad I didn’t
I live in Canada so idk what the options are for clinics there but it’s worth trying to see if there’s any similar programs. Mine was outpatient so no place to stay while detox but they give you meds to help it before getting on subs and u only gotta wait like 1.5 days til you get on them and then no more withdrawals feelings at all. At first it’s weird having no high feeling but also not being dope sick but u get used to it.
I promise you, any “side effects” with suboxone ur worried about are not nearly as bad as the side effects of FENTANYL BRO! & maybe U have only heard of ppl who are lifers on suboxone forever but it doesn’t have to be like that. I got on it saying i was gonna get off within 3 years because I didn’t wanna be on it long term (shortest amount of time where u can be in it and get off while working the proper program is 1.5-2years which is what I did) but I still wanted to get sober and didn’t have the will to do cold turkey, and that’s what I did. The trick is to use it to stave off going through withdrawals to make the hardest part of getting clean go away, and then you have to put in the work to re build ur life in the meantime. But if you do that it will work!!
And if ur worried about going thru withdrawals for the suboxone later u don’t have to. Sublocade shot makes you wean off super slow without harsh withdrawal too
This is why as parents what we do affects our children look at these babies even though they are grown they are speaking as they are the little children they were when they were suffering all that trauma god bless them
There’s a whole generation of parents who were sooo bad and we see the results now. Things were so much more hidden back then. Nobody talked about abuse, there was nowhere to turn to.
I hope that nowadays with everything being more exposed on social media, that parents are more self aware and doing a better job.
Please let’s do better! And if you are not in a position to do better, please place your child somewhere safe.
Absolutely heart breaking. These kids never got a chance at a real life 😢
Half way through filming this I bet you were like
"Okay the swiveling modeling chairs were a mistake"
They made more sense than those that have lived their entire lives and still haven’t figured anything out.
Lololol
@@b1k2q34 😂
No shit
This one really got me …. One of the greatest injustices in this world is the stigma attached to addicts/the homeless/sex workers …. I don’t care what anyone says!
Never ever did anyone wake up one day and decide to be an addict/homeless/sex worker!
It makes me feel so ashamed at my little pity-parties …..
Sending love and light and hope to these 2 souls, and the others out there.
They need to get tf outta California, get off drugs, and start a new life. They can do it
I agree, the inner city of Los angeles is a tough place to get sober.
These two have pure hearts even after everything they been through... I truly do hope you two get through everything SAFELY and have a better life ahead of you that's filled with happiness & love 🤍🧿
Thank you for the interview 🙏
Prayers for you both
Omg,these poor kids,such horrible stories!! I hope they're able to break the cycle and get clean,so they can have a better life for tbemselves!! Good luck to both of them!!
Alex and Randieda. You two deserve so much more than you have. Wish you all the love in the world. Be strong. Look ahead
I just see 2 immature children not young adults sadly often this is this case in addition as it stunts your emotional maturity along with many other horrendous affects on health and spiritual I'm 45 2 years sober I'm just starting to understand what it is to be a adult
These are two bright young adults. We can’t blame anybody for their shortcomings but their devilish parents. I’m very glad they know good exists in this world, and do not want to follow in their parents’ habits. I need them to be helped.
These two are from the exact area I grew up in and I can confirm that all of these types of things do 100% happen.
Even in the East Long Beach-Los Alamitos area where you have the cookie cutter neighborhoods where everything looks perfect on the outside of the home, what goes on inside can definitely be a different story.
Been watching this channel for years. I’ve known Randiena and her brother since middle school. She’s a beautiful, bright and fun person. Praying for you and Alex. You are so loved and supported.
Randina is wise beyond her years. She has good insight. I hope somehow they can pull themselves out of their situations.
Shout out to all the people who are doing good things in life like going to work, raising their kids with love, and being good people no matter what you've been through in your childhood!
Self pity and delusion is the the Currency of addicts, I believe these young adults have been afflicted by the lifestyle, however many of these circumstances wouldn’t happen if they weren’t in the life, I know upbringing has a lot to do with our choices but basically most say they have no choice but to get high, the fact is we all make decisions that lead us to where we are at, treatment is available and these two are young enough to get better, I pray they find recovery before it’s too late
The fact that you wake up every morning to be here at 6o'clock On the dot to post for us. It's amazing thank you mark.
Edit: I know he doesn't but still
He lives in Cali, he posts at 3:00a.m. West coast time...
@Jaybird I know dip shit, I was just telling him the time wasn't east coast but west.?.?
According to Marks interview on Konkrete, he gets up around 3 am, his time. I'd say it's possible he posts manually, as there are a range of times during which Mark uploads.
@@morgenmachen2400 what's up MM? Good to see you, have a great day my friend!!!
@gram7932 hi G!! Likewise! Going to take my kids to see the new Spiderman movie this afternoon. Hopefully I can stay awake 😄. See you tomorrow!
This is why not everyone should have children!!! Gosh i feel bad for these two kids!!!
My parents were shit as a child & my life is a wreck too. There is a correlation between childhoods that have trauma vs those who do not.
These two need a new start in a new state. They deserve it. That sweet girl is just so sad inside. I pray she finds some peace and that you learn to truly love yourself .
2 very good young adults who NEVER had a chance. They are products of their environment. I hope they both get the opportunity to get clean and have a chance at a better life.
I pray for them to get sobriety and to stay safe
Good morning Mark and the SWU Family.
May God keep a watchful eye and hand over these two, Aman 🙏✌️😎🫶☄️🐐🎆🎆
They are so sweet. I really hope they can live a drug free life. ❤️
I’ve seen this dude before I worked at the Lakewood town center known booster but super chill when approached
What is a booster
@@megs3003Thief
What a lovey young couple, I’m so happy they found each other. Good luck to them ❤❤
It's so sad to see if it wasn't for their fucked up parents this handsome couple could of had a positive and beautiful life
Could HAVE.
They may have never met.
He kept saying "he upgraded" everytime the dad moved on to something worst as if it was something good.
If you are watching this without any ABSUSE in your life, what a blessing.
Shit in high school weed and caffiene pills were the heavy thing. My god this world is fucked.
Ikr! My mom caught me with No Dozz - and freaked the hell out- then my mom called my best friends mom - and her mom found her no dozz- we were grounded basically all summer! Lol
I graduated recently and everyone smoked meth and other drugs but now most of them are on Fentanyl wandering the streets homeless
Any updates on Rebecca?
These poor children. Poor, poor children.
Heart wrenching 😥
I visited LA for a week when I was 20. My friend said we could stay with his Aunt in Hawaiian Gardens. I thought it sounded like a really fancy suburb in LA. I was wrong.
Your story is so sad I just want to hug them. Their parents sound so clueless. They have no idea what they did to their kids! The system should have removed them from that environment. They’re obviously in a drug induced state but you can tell they’re very smart. Oddly enough I’m glad they have each other. I really hope they get some help and that we get an update on them.
These kids never even had a chance at a decent life. I pray they find help and change their ways for good!🙏
They have to stop blaming others and get themselves together regardless of whats happened before.. They’re letting their past stop them. I understand sadness for deaths of loved ones and all the bad experiences but at what point does one stop blaming that for continuing to do drugs. At what point do you take responsibility for your own life as an adult.
To grown up you have to had a childhood.You can’t just skip this phase and become an adult.
Those two has never had.It was stolen from their parents.
I'm just now getting the chance to watch this one~ smfh. These poor 2 kids~ Such gentle souls thrown out here to the elements because of parents that failed them MISERABLY. Prayers going into the universe for them to get housing, rehabilitation, and stability. 🙏🏾❤️
So sad to see such young people with such big pain and such difficult lives, I pray they find a way out and that they find a way to do it together ❤.
I find it hard to believe that anyone is jealous of these two like they kept saying
I like them already. My heart is aching for them and I pray that they make it out of this.
Brilliant that was. Goodluck you two love from Wales 🏴🏴
I hope they get the help that they need and are able to come out of this. Behind the drugs they are just two beautiful souls who have been through a lot. I wish them the best and send them my prayers. Mark, please do a follow with them! 🙏🏻
Randiena! 💔💔💔 we went to highschool together. Her old friends are just now seeing this (April 2024) she’s incredible. We (her old HS friends) want to pull funds together to get her into treatment if we can locate her and if she wants that. Please let us know if you have a way to contact her! We emailed you. 💔💔💔 she’s incredible, you have no clue.
Randi was my childhood best friend. I personally saw how detrimental her home life was. I remember when her baby brother was born and it lit a fire under her. She took on the mom role from the age of 7. She doesn’t deserve the life she’s lived. I saw a comment up above that someone saw her on the train about 3 weeks ago. I asked the person where they saw her so hopefully I can pull up & help with anything she needs. I don’t have any socials so please let me know how I can help on here. 😔❤️🩹
I worry about Alex, he’s talking an awful lot. Name dropping..smh. These kids need out of California and put in rehab in another state.
I thought he was not abou t the gang life , but then he loved pederico?? None of his stories make sense.
Lovely portrait Mark.
If you really listen clearly sometimes before the 7:08 mark, she said that she's basically looking for an apology and she'll return home to her family, plus she don't say anything bad about her father. If I were Fred i would fight everyday to get off the light brown sugar bear baby girl lol seriously this will not end pretty, they relationship. Anyone agree?
Mark's photos are always incredible. I would pay for a book full of nothing but these pics.
The first step to recovery from addiction. Is to stop blaming others & start blaming yourself for your addiction.
Even if any reasonable person would agree that it isn't really our fault, we still have to own it in order to take charge of the situation and move forward. Otherwise, we stay stuck exactly where we are while months, years, or decades are steady chipping away at our potential future as a survivor. Bad things happen to everyone that are beyond our control, but we can take full control over how we react...even if we have to fake it at first. Sure, it can be difficult, but no more difficult than what these two have already been through. Once they get going in the right direction, they can get through anything, and I sincerely hope they do just that. Cheers!
@@sourceawry4035 Really good wording. I agree, it is all about drawing that line in the sand. Very few are fortunate enough that someone steps in and does it for us. Most have to decide to take charge and get it done for ourselves. It goes towards character building in the end anyway, which is a life-long process.
@@nhlibra , absolutely. And the thing is, life will never be fair, not ever. Somebody always has it better, and somebody always has it worse, so there is no sense in looking to somebody else's normal as the means by which to measure our own lot in life. Cheers!
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You think so much like me. I had a better upbringing than most on this channel but it was the 60s and so many of us got our asses kicked...abusive parent(s). The laws were different back then. It kills me to think any child goes thru any of that crap today. I personally made up my mind that l wasnt going to let my mother---who had no control over her anger issues---push me down. This was YEARS before real mental health care was available. FF to today, lm caring for her at age 90 with dementia. Family is all we have. I knew long ago that neither my sister nor l would ever receive an apology. The cards arent always laid out the way we want. Life, lemonade...
Wish these kids health healing and peace 💚
My heart is breaking 💔💔!! Those are two of the most beautiful amazing people and I just wanna wrap my arms around both of them and never let go 😭😭😭!!! Get them to Louisiana and we’ll figure something out 😭
Couples are the hardest to treat at drug rehab centres & they are more likely to OD. Wishing these two well.
Never heard them take any responsibility for anything. That problematic.
Typical story of addicts going from one drug to another, not easy to listen too💔
I really hope to see an update soon on how well you are both doing. Please try and get away from this life on drugs. It’s just no good ❤xxxx
For those of you not from So Cal, Hawaiian Gardens has no gardens and nothing remotely like Hawaii. It's a real dump with a pretty name😅
I must say that I think that Randina and Alex are the first people I've heard talking about gangs (being in them currently/having left a gang/family affiliated with a gang etc.) on this platform without any sense of pride, regard or assigning any admiration to it (past or current).
So many people, even after having left a gang, talk about it as something "cool". How intimidating they were and you can sense some people still take "pride" in those awful acts.
They just don't give it the time of day and the only "pride" I see is when Alex talks about being able to influence someone to actually leave a gang (and for that he should be). They talk about it as the useless and mundane act it is. I think that says a lot about their values. When they say be good and do good, they really do mean it.
I wish them all the best and hope that they can find a fulfilling life without risking their lives.
I feel this video should be pulled!
This kid is putting himself at a higher risk now speaking out about her dad and he is bound to see this video.
Even though I feel so sad 😢 for these kids and their story of being subjected to seeing drugs as little kids and now addicts themselves.
I’m pretty concerned about that, too…
You believe all of what they say? Lololol
You both are bright lights...Please don't loose that, stay on the right path..💙🌎🙏