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Nic is Born
David and Vicki are blessed with a newborn son. He is born at dawn. -
Nic's Parents Get Divorced
David falls in love with a family friend, him and Vicki get divorced. Vicki remarries and moves to San Francisco -
Nic's Father Meets Karen
Nic's father, after deciding he's going to stop dating, meets Karen and falls in love and they get married. -
Jasper is Born
Nic's step-brother is born. -
David Discovers Marijuana in Nic's Possesion
Unpacking Nic's sleepingbag, David finds a bag of marijuana. He confronts Nic about it and he says "hes tried it one other time"(Sheff 53) -
Daisy is Born
Nic's stepsister is born. -
Nic Gets Suspended for Purchasing Marijuana
David gets a phone call home, and the news is given to him. Nic is suspened for buying marijuana on campus. -
Paris
Nic goes to Paris to study language in a 3 week session. Becomes addicted to alcohol. He got drunk, "crawled into a boat tied to the shore of the Seine and Passed out"(Sheff 156) -
Admits He's Using Some Pot
Nic admits hes using pot. A little while later, David and Nic go to the Beach. Nic offers to smoke with David and David accepts. -
Nic Misses His Curfew
Nic calls from behind a dumpster saying that he's in trouble. David finds him and Nic reveals that he's tried crystal meth. HE dissapears days after. Returns 13 days later. -
Nic's 18th Birthday
Nic dissapears right before his 18th birthday. A week later, as the family is preparing to go to the beach the police show up and arrest him for his failure to attend court after hes caught buying drugs. -
Rejected at Oakland
Nic agrees to go to therapy. They try to get book him at Oakland, the theraputic hospital, but he is rejected because his case is too serious. -
"Welcome to the nut house."
(Sheff 129)
Nic is accepted at Ohloff. He endures 4 weeks here. -
Moves Into Ohloff's Halfway House
After 4 weeks at Ohloff, David and Karen agree to let Nic move into Ohloffs's halfway house. After 3 days when David calls to check on him, he learns that Nic has run away. He returns shortly after. -
St. Helens
Nic agrees to attend another rehab facility. "Above the Napa Valley, off the Silverado Trail, I turn the car onto Sanatorium Road, which leads to the hospital. Nic looks at the sign, shakes his head, and wryly remarks, "Great. Therapy camp. Here we go again."(Sheff 148) -
College (Take Two)
Nic decides he wants to go to back to college. College of choice: Hamphire College.He's put in a sober dorm, but they are reminded that theres still a possibility that he'll be exposed to drugs. Sure enough, Nic relapses. -
"All in All is All We Are"
(All Apologies-Nirvana) David is suprised when, early in the morning, his phone rings and find out that Nic is on life support. He's overdosed on drugs and is in critical condition. Nic runs away not too long after. -
Herbert House
Nic, who agrees to go into therapy again, settles at the community of Herbert House where he meets his sponsor, Randy. randy helps Nic greatly and supports him. He takes Nic on bike rides everyday and makes him feel better, -
1 Year of Sobriety
Nic, who was recently in a relationship, is now single. He stops returnings David's calls. He has relapsed after a year of sobriety.
