Mommy Wasn't T...
By TamikaCody
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  • Non-Fiction
  • abandonment
  • abuse
  • adolescent
  • alcoholic
  • alcoholism
  • american
  • black
  • family
  • fatherless
  • identity
  • jamaican
  • memoir
  • memoirs
  • parenting
  • survival
  • teenage

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As a young child, I spent most of my waking hours wondering where I went wrong. Why did my mother lack the capability of expressing compassion toward me? I constantly wonder if my place on earth is meant to be. I still do. Was I assigned the wrong set of parents? By the age of 15, I was left to fend for myself. Since then, I had to figure out how to fuel my faith so that I can attain the strength to survive. My soul is beyond exhausted but I keep on going. It's been a difficult journey. I now wonder how much different my life would have been if mommy stuck around.

On My Own: 6 Weeks and Counting

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Mommy Was...
by TamikaCody
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