hey deb...
i started raising my younger sister jackie who was 6 at the time when i was eight... then when jessi was born... i had to raise her as well... my mother was NEVER home she worked at day and went to bars at night... my step father didnt have a job and was ALSO gone during the day becouse he was young he was say 23 and wanted to live his life with out kids... he wouldnt have a good day come home hit me with the belt... and i was young and went to christian school so when he told me that i had sinned i thought it was for my better... this is in ohio... our generator was broken and sinse no adults were ever home to fix it . it stayed taht way... summers were two tomes hotter then the summers in texas.. we had wasps in the house all the time and not to mention rats... we had racoons break in and snakes always outside becouse we lived by the woods... the house was small... and always dirty even though i cleaned as much as i could but thats hard to do with a baby in your arms and i give props to moms who can multitask with a baby... well finally my mum got fed up of the house we lived in devorced my 2nd step dad and moved back in with my 1st there we also lived in misery but i had some of the mommy responciblity taken away and i could go out occasionally.. school was hard going from a christian school to a public school... i hated it i never understood what people were talking about... well my mum still being misserable 'cheated' and we are now with her boyfriend... she has no car and no money in the bank but is sooo put on her looks that THAT is all that matters... i have alot more freedom then i did before... now only watching one sibling jackie was left with her dad who was my 1st step dad and Art didnt want jessi who was my 2nd step dad.... i never hear from MY dad so yeah... i know the world isnt what its cracked up to be and i know there are bad people.... sorry for the stupid story but yeah i know alot more then people think i do... and hey i dont mind becouse i will make something BETTER of myself basing it on everything I dont want to be.. my mum....
thanks for the hints though but yeah i got life pretty much figured out.. its school that gets me

hello ,
****hug****. we r always here for u
just makes me feel i have been so lucky to have gone thru such a secured life...and not complain about other minor stuff.
wishing u all the best for ur future.
take care
swetha