80’s baby here born and raised. I grew up in Kansas City, Missouri with my sister and my parents. My parents had a lifetime full of issues they could neve4r quite resolve, which create a very toxic home. Sometimes I think maybe they ruined each other. Even so, I still managed to get some of their best qualities. From my dad I got my dreamer/ adventure side and my mom the work ethic and responsibility side. My sister was my first best friend, helping to raise her taught me that protective mama bear love I now give to my kids. I also had the best sets of grandparents. I would spend entire weekends at their houses learning about life. I got my love of reading and learning about life from my grandma Esther and my humor from my Grandpa Ray. As a kid I felt the most free exploring and going on adventures. I would ride my bike as far and as fast as I could. I loved the water, I loved the feeling of peace when I swam underwater. I went swimming as much as I could. When I was a kid my uncle Robert taught me to envision waves to help me fall asleep and I still do it to this day. As an adult, I now have 3 kids, a bonus daughter, and a grand baby. I made a few mistakes by picking the wrong one, but I can now say I am happily married to the love of my life. I have been working full time since I can remember, and I managed to go back to school as a working mom to earn my degree. Despite the many hardships and wrong turns I have taken in life I am very proud to say I am out here still surviving it all. As for the trauma parts of my story, we will save those for. rainy day. Friends don’t let friends write about trauma on days the sun shines.
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls, the most massive characters are seared with scars” -Kahlil Gibra
