I WATCHED THROUGH THE WINDOW, HEART SHATTERED, AS MY DAD FED HIS GIRLFRIEND'S KIDS STEAK WHILE I WAS LOCKED IN THE KENNEL WITH THE HOUNDS. MY FACE WAS BRUISED, MY SPIRIT BROKEN—BUT THE TWIST CAME WHEN MY 'DEADBEAT' UNCLE SMASHED THE GATE OPEN! The steak sizzled on the grill, a cruel symphony only inches from my reach, yet galaxies away. Inside the kennel, the stench of dog food and despair mingled with the sounds of laughter drifting from the patio. My own father, a man I once idolized, was out