Not Allowed to Celebrate Christmas
Gregory wasn't even allowed to celebrate Christmas with his family for two years of his four-year stay. For the other two years, he was locked outside in the cold without a jacket.
The Presents Weren't His
In the two years that Gregory was allowed to be with the family for Christmas, he wasn't even allowed to keep the presents that he opened. One year he got a PlayStation that he was forced to hand over to his stepbrother immediately. The next, he was given a basketball that was later taken by his stepmother because he wasn't "responsible enough" to have it. Gregory had hit his breaking point, and he decided to open up to an adult at school about the life he was being forced to live...