I am a survivor of so many different kinds of situations it's really kinda mind boggling. Starting from being a childhood survivor of physical and mental abuse from my father to domestic abuse by my first husband and a boyfriend in between my two husbands. To surviving drug and alcohol abuse, my own and the exes. I've had my children removed from me for "exposing them to domestic abuse" and I've earned my parental rights and my children back. I had 11 years of a good relationship with a man who taught me that I deserved to be loved and not blamed for anyone else's bad behavior. I survived my depression, suicidal behavior and drug/alcohol relapses after my husband was killed. I actually lived under a bridge for a month during the two years of lost time after his death and eventually I survived all the psych medications I was put on during those years also. Four years ago I stopped taking all those meds and woke up again! I took my two sons back from my oldest son, who found himself responsible for their care when he was 19 after I gave him the boys and power of attorney because I felt I wasn't' being a good enough mother to them. Since then we've lost a mobile home in Hurricane Wilma, lived in a 30 foot FE MA trailer, and worked my way back into another mobile home. Today, my boys (oldest one included) and I live in a beautiful home in a nice area. I take care of my teens and my grandsons (for Joey who's separated from their Mom) and I know that I'm needed by them all. We're having a tough Christmas season but we all know that there are more important things than presents this time of year. My teens didn't want me to put them on any charity lists...they want the younger kids who need help to know that they are loved too! They know that they are loved....by God...and me.
