知識
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It’s not unusual for people to experience difficult times. Some are easier to overcome than others some pierce the heart indefinitely and some pass by quickly. The most important key is surviving them， and grow smarter from each one.
In my short seventeen years I’ve been through， it seems， everything. From growing up in the projects， starving， having irresponsible parents-they are strung out， being molested， getting in any possible trouble， getting put in state’s custody， abusing and selling drugs. It’s amazing everything I’ve survived！
I was born while my Mamma was married， but seeing another man. We shortly moved in with her boyfriend after she had my two sisters. We grew up in the projects as the only white kids， but we fit in. We had roaches， of course， and rats the size of kittens. We hardly ever showered， wore the same clothes for several days， and later acquired lice from school. Our electricity and water were almost always turned off. We used candles for light， and saved plastic bottles to put water in. My mamma got checks and food stamps every month for us， but we still went hungry for about two weeks out of the month. I caught on why. My mamma and “daddy” were crack addicts.
We lived like this for years. At age nine I was molested and moved to an aunt’s. I went and lived with my grandmother when I was twelve， along with my middle sister. It seemed， as we got older our behavior got out of control. I was experimenting with drugs， and sneaking out frequently. I lied constantly to my grandmother and disregarded all of her rules. I did what I wanted， and secretly started abusing cocaine.
During my first year in high school I began to smoke weed and have sex， but was quickly perceived as “easy.” I hid everything like a pro. My worst nightmare came true after three years. My grandmother sent me and my sister off to state’s custody. We all got separated， and I got bounced around until I got with a wonderful foster family. But after a short three months I took advantage of their trust.