I did a stupid thing in my early 20s, caught a felony, did my time, kept my head down, and got out thinking I’d finally get a clean shot at life. Turns out, that record follows me everywhere. Jobs won’t call back, landlords treat me like a bomb, even some family looks at me sideways. I’m trying to do right, but everywhere I turn it feels like that one mistake is all people see. How do you rebuild when the world won’t let you move on?