I remember screaming the lyrics to"Don't Stop the Music" out the sunroof like the young,immature child I was.
And getting yelled at right after that because " It was dangerous and I could have killed myself if she had suddenly hit the gas."
I remember thinking nothing bad ever happened in the world.
I remember crying on my neighbor's doorstep because I was ready to give up on everything and my mom said she didn't care what I did.
And crying for an hour straight because she was about to call CPS on my mom , I didn't want my mom to get in trouble.
I remember going from house to house with my mom and sister.
And the day my mom actually left my sister and I to go to Tennessee to "Find Dee and I a better place to live".
And how badly I cried because she said things to me that an 8 year old should never have to hear .
I remember having to grow up fast because I had to take care of myself and make sure I protected my family.
And being mad at my brother because he never had to struggle like I had
And hating everybody because they didn't protect their younger sister, but that was yesterday.
Aug 25, 2017
Aug 25, 2017 at 2:42 AM UTC
I remember screaming the lyrics to"Don't Stop the Music" out the sunroof like the young,immature child I was.
And getting yelled at right after that because " It was dangerous and I could have killed myself if she had suddenly hit the gas."
I remember thinking nothing bad ever happened in the world.
I remember crying on my neighbor's doorstep because I was ready to give up on everything and my mom said she didn't care what I did.
And crying for an hour straight because she was about to call CPS on my mom , I didn't want my mom to get in trouble.
I remember going from house to house with my mom and sister.
And the day my mom actually left my sister and I to go to Tennessee to "Find Dee and I a better place to live".
And how badly I cried because she said things to me that an 8 year old should never have to hear .
I remember having to grow up fast because I had to take care of myself and make sure I protected my family.
And being mad at my brother because he never had to struggle like I had
And hating everybody because they didn't protect their younger sister, but that was yesterday.
Just thinking about the past at 2 . Y'know just the norm.
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