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Grade 2, Mrs. M is my teacher and I unequivocally hate this monkey-faced woman. She hovers; relentlessly reminding me that I am going to fail. “You’re going to fail, D”! Over and over again, ad nauseam. I’m guessing it was … Continue reading →

It occurred to me that as I was writing the previous post that perhaps one of the reasons I have food issues may stem from all those days where I was sent to my room without supper. Plus, we weren’t … Continue reading →

I expect everyone has a “I’m going to run away from home” story. Mine starts out with being sent to my room, without dinner, again. My foster parents and my sister left the house and me in it. I would … Continue reading →

As the oldest of two, while living in the foster home, I was held responsible for my sister. My sister and I did not get along well together. I won’t say that we never had any fun together. There are … Continue reading →

I was talking about walking to Leaside Public school in my last post and there a couple of things that stand out in my memory; the beautiful yellow flowers on a bush beside the short bridge at the bottom of … Continue reading →

My memories of childhood are a bit sketchy, but I will relay them best I can. I can recall my foster mom watching The Secret Storm and the Edge of Night. The latter was more of a mystery/soap drama and … Continue reading →

A new venture!  I have had a few people suggest that I should write a book and while that seems a bit daunting, I thought it’d be fun to try blogging about my life and see how that works out. … Continue reading →