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I will be turning 65 in Nov.and it is hard to believe. I was born in the South, they called me a #@#$% cause I had no father. I was adopted at about 18 months old, then my aopted father shot my mother in the shoulder and he returned upstairs and shot himself. My adopted mother did not want a child, so I was put up in different homes and lived in several. I was never close to anyone as a child. I was badly mistreated, abused, in all senses. I was once put to bed for two weeks because I bite my nails. I had castor oil poured down my throat for punishment, and was beaten daily. It was not long till I was sexual abused. It was tough. I lived in Tn. W.VA. and Va. and also Ga. Finally at the age of 17 I left Norfolk, Va. and hitch hiked to New York. I left all my personal things behind and my life as well. I just knew that a better life there had to be. I took my chances. I struggled in NY as I was only 17, alone, no money. It took me into a dark world to survive, but,I did. Finally after so much trauma, a young man in NY was popular, I was able to get a job at 18 in a department store, Bonita Teller. This gave me a new opening and I ceased on the opportunity. I used my street smarts to survive and I took the time to learn a craft. There were a few good things in my past that I had crafted. I was a great dancer, I watch how people used forks and spoons, I read, I started going to the theater and I found that I had a gift of talent that became my carreer. I developed myself to be sophisticated and was earning my way into a new society and acceptance. I continued to learn about authors, designers, music, the ballet and theater, and fashion. I would always look backward at Christmas time and other holidays, and wonder why I had none of the things that seemed to be normal in others lives. I would always try to find my maternal mother, and also would try to contact my adopted mother. She in turn, had married seven times by the last time I had talked to her. Most of them passed away I was told. The last time that I searched her out, I was already 21 and after learning she had passed, this seemed to end my passion for learning where I had come from. There was no one else from my past, no relatives, so, this ended an era for me. I continued to learn and grow, and my career turn me into a designer, a young person that learned how to cook Juliet Child, how to set a table. learn what a Lilly was from a rose, how to entertain, and I acquired a group of new Friends. I find out things about myself that I was satisfied with, I was a Democratic, I was Gay, and I was not going to have any family. I now live in Puerto Rico, with a companion that I have been with, and or have known for more than 35 years. 2007 was a bad year for my health, I ended up in a coma for nine days, ICU for three weeks, and then three weeks of recovery. I had a colonscopia for three months on my left side and this took some adjusting too. and then in 2008, Ihad more surgery to put things back into order, and it was successful. I am now basically back, although I am a little disabled in certain things, I am doing well. I love living in Puerto Rico,as I get to sit back and see what is going on In America. I am an Obama fan, and think he is not getting a fair deal. I think it is time that the people voted for him get out and start speaking up. And where is Oprah???? He needs his support team more than ever now. But, then, this is not about me. I own my second dog in 20 years, her name is Dorothy, because I had to import her from Kansas. She is a Silky Terrier and now seven years old.
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