School was no refuge, either, as she was dyslexic and struggled to keep up with her studies.
After a violent confrontation at home, Somers knew she couldn’t take the abuse any longer.
She gave birth to her only son, Bruce Jr., just weeks after her 19th birthday.
She was arrested in 1970 for passing bad checks, but reimbursed the money to avoid jail time.
She also lived every mom’s worst nightmare when young Bruce Jr. was hit by a car.
Thankfully, he survived, and Somers was inspired to seek therapy to work through her past traumas.
Not much is known about Bruce Somers Sr., but he apparently remained close to his namesake son.
