We Can't Be Friends

A True Story

De: Cyndy Etler

Narrado por: Heather Masters

The companion to The Dead Inside, "[An] unnerving and heartrending memoir" (Publishers Weekly).

This is the story of my return to high school. This is the true story of how I didn't die.

High school sucks for a lot of people. High school extra sucks when you believe, deep in your soul, that every kid in the school is out to get you. I wasn't popular before I got locked up in Straight Inc., the notorious "tough love" program for troubled teens. So it's not like I was walking around thinking everyone liked me.

But when you're psychologically beaten for 16 months, you start to absorb the lessons. The lessons in Straight were: You are evil. Your peers are evil. Everything is evil except Straight, Inc.

Before long, you're a true believer.

And when you're finally released, sent back into the world, you crave safety. Crave being back in the warehouse. And if you can't be there, you'd rather be dead.

©2017 Cyndy Etler (P)2022 Audible, Inc.

Great Story, Wonderful Wrtting, Great Performance

I found Cindy on a podcast I frequent, and on a whim, I got this book. She is an incredibly talented writer. I was sucked into her world from the start. Great narration performance as well. I highly recommend this read.

Cindy, besides her specific rehabilitation situation, was all of us growing up. Just longing and looking for love. To be accepted. I was there with her on her journey. Thank you for putting it all down in words, Cindy. I'm an over 50-year-old male and graduated a year before she did, but my story and most like yours isn't far from hers. Read her story and enjoy her painted picture.