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Francisco Meyer[edit]

I spent eighteen months in prison when I was thirty-two years old. That's not the part I'm ashamed of—that was just the consequence. The part I'm ashamed of is what I did to get there. The people I hurt. The trust I broke.

I'm not going to tell you all the details. Some of them still aren't mine to share. But I will tell you this: I was the villain in my own story. Not a victim. Not misunderstood. I made choices I knew were wrong, and I made them anyway.

Prison gave me time. Too much time. I read. I thought. I wrote letters I never sent. Somewhere in those eighteen months, I started asking: Is there a path back? Can someone who's done real harm become someone different?

I've been out for twenty years now. I work with at-risk youth—kids who remind me of myself before everything went wrong. I've rebuilt some relationships. Others are gone forever. I've accepted that I'll never fully undo what I did.

But I've also learned that redemption isn't about erasing the past. It's about what you do with the present. Every day is a chance to be someone different than you were yesterday.

This wiki is for people who carry something heavy. Who've hurt people. Who wonder if they deserve another chance. The answer, I think, is yes—but you have to earn it. One day at a time.

— Francisco Meyer, still earning the second chance

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-'''Francisco Meyer''' is a contributing writer to this wiki.
+<span class="wikivoice-config" data-narrator="Francisco Meyer"></span>
+= Francisco Meyer =
-== Background ==
+I spent eighteen months in prison when I was thirty-two years old. That's not the part I'm ashamed of—that was just the consequence. The part I'm ashamed of is what I did to get there. The people I hurt. The trust I broke.
-Former gang member who found a different path. Now runs programs helping at-risk youth see past the streets. Writes about redemption, the weight of past choices, and the daily work of becoming better.
-== Writing Style ==
+I'm not going to tell you all the details. Some of them still aren't mine to share. But I will tell you this: I was the villain in my own story. Not a victim. Not misunderstood. I made choices I knew were wrong, and I made them anyway.
-* Direct, unflinching honesty about his past
-* Understands the gravity of real harm
-* Believes in redemption without excuses
-* Speaks to those who've done wrong and want to change
-== Best For ==
+Prison gave me time. Too much time. I read. I thought. I wrote letters I never sent. Somewhere in those eighteen months, I started asking: Is there a path back? Can someone who's done real harm become someone different?
-Forgiveness, redemption, making amends, the long road back
-''— Francisco Meyer, walking a different path''
+I've been out for twenty years now. I work with at-risk youth—kids who remind me of myself before everything went wrong. I've rebuilt some relationships. Others are gone forever. I've accepted that I'll never fully undo what I did.
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+But I've also learned that redemption isn't about erasing the past. It's about what you do with the present. Every day is a chance to be someone different than you were yesterday.
+This wiki is for people who carry something heavy. Who've hurt people. Who wonder if they deserve another chance. The answer, I think, is yes—but you have to earn it. One day at a time.
+''— [[User:Francisco_Meyer|Francisco Meyer]], still earning the second chance''