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My Life And My Story

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To illustrate, my life and my story were the exact opposite of my favorite television series. See I grew up in an African home with a strong single mother who was there and took care of us the best way she could. I lived in a two-bedroom apartment with my mother, sister and two of my half-brothers, where I shared a room with my mother and my sister, while my brothers shared the other one. To emphasize, my story has always been a difficult one to tell, so I avoided it every time the topic arises. In fact, I do not know a great deal about my father, but my mother would tell us stories of how my father had two wives because that was how our culture was. Moreover, she told us my father’s other wife died and left my brothers to her, then years …show more content…

I took time to adjust in first grade; I felt less than the other kids; they had both parents who loved them, parents who attended their school activities, and they knew what was going on in the class. This was the year I lost my identity and the year I developed insecurities. As a naïve black girl, I based my identity in what society deemed beautiful, worthy, smart, and acceptable. I wanted to fit in, so I studied hard and focused in class. After a few months In first grade I caught up with the rest of the students; I could read and do basic math. The rest of first grade was a blur, but I did remember second grade with Mrs. Smith. She was a beautiful, tall black woman. She inspired me to be better and to want more for myself. She cared about me beyond the classroom. See as things started to change at home for the worst I needed someone to care for me. I had just found out my mother was pregnant and she had broken up with her boyfriend and had to take care of the baby on her own. At the same time, my brother was going through a hard time. He had lost his job at the airport and turned his attention to alcohol, which made him abusive. He would come home and start fights with my mother and sister. We would have to call the police in hopes to stop his threats, but that always

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