I grew up in a pretty ok home my mom was my provider. It was just us and the men she chose to be in a relationship that ended up using her and abusing her. I was an only child so I was around grown ups alot bc my mother didn’t play staying over everybody’s house. I was taught early about the streets. I became a mother at the age of 15 by the age of 19 I had 3 girls. I loved my kids and I wanted them to have a better life than I did. I didn’t want them to grow up poor so I started selling drugs and by 24 I finally had a son. My mother said no more kids bc we were struggling. But I got into the drug game strong. My girls were home with my mother bc she didn’t want them around men. So it was always me and my son. Looking back on that now I hate he seen those things bc he wanted to follow my footsteps. He always seen me get abused by men and used. I did what my mother did try to take care of men and they ended up using me. I was never taught that just bc I had kids that I couldn’t do better. My dream was to be a labor and delivery nurse. That will not be happening. But God has been putting on my heart to go home and help young mothers. I want to help them with childcare and help them find jobs, just teach them that they can do better. I’ve seen so many girls get turned out by older men and start selling their bodies. They start leaving their kids with any and everybody. Those kids end up being abused and neglected. I’ve been doing a lot of self-study and reading the Atlanta paper to see other nonprofits so I can get a concept of it. It’s my goal to go out and help people. I’m very determined. I also want to have a program to help kids in poverty with clothes, food, hygiene, school, and holiday things. I know how it was in school being the kid without the cool stuff. I’m basing my business off my past experience. So I think that would really help bc I know the struggle they are going through. I just don’t want to see nobody take the route I did and end up with all this time trusting a man.
