2004, the year I was brought into this pitiful and disgusting world. Why? I still don't know.

Blue eyed and bald, "A beautiful baby girl", as my dad always phrased it.

My mom...my...dad.

I had a near perfect childhood. Nothing much to complain about.
I lived on the border of Saginaw, the east side of the river. I grew up a white little girl in a mostly black neighborhood. The city remains a reminder to me of my grandma. She was the sweetest person on earth. Every day after preschool my mom would take me to her house, and I  would love it.

My grandma...

My grandma had eleven kids, she was born in 1927, and worked in a Catholic church for many years.  I was born at the hands of her 5th son. I was one of her favorite because I always seen her. We would spend so much time together...

Years had passed, I  turned seven... when I saw ...it... for the first time.

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