Single Mom Striking Out

Favorite drink? Non-alcoholic? Lol. Coffee because of its aroma and it is an added bonus that it wakes me up (before I go-go) and at this point in time, I try to stay away from Starbucks because it ain't cheap and it is basically sugar-in-a-cup, that stuff. I am continually in love with my three-in-one, yes, boring but faithful. And everyone should be in love with coffee, in my personal opinion. But that is just me. XOXO Marsha

I dont have a very close relationship with both my parents and siblings. It could be my fault or all our faults or none. You see, I am the eldest child and growing up, I have always felt that I was to pave my own way. My parents did not really have the time for me as there were many battles to be fought, financially and as a family. My mom had my brother and my dad had my sister. I was often left alone to tend to myself. Food was there and so was shelter and clothes. But I continued to believe that I have to pave my own way or find an alternative person or persons for 'affection' and 'love'. Hence, I found myself consistently looking outward for some kind of 'completion' of my soul. Little did I know that I was to find it within myself. I WAS already complete but this removal of bond between my family and I had led to people believing that I was selfish or just independent. But I was far from that. My confidence further crumbled when I was faced with dialoy...