Many see me as a strong, independent, outgoing girl that makes them laugh with her post or cheers them up with her inspirational post. The girl who is acting silly when I am out with them but what they don't realize what I have gone through and am still through to get to this point in life.
Growing up I had the privilege of being surrounded by family. By this I mean for years I lived on the same street as several of my family members. This is where my opinion of the importance of family comes from. There is nothing like a tight knit family trust me.
Eventually my mom decided to move away from our family. This decision had a great impact on my life. After the move I struggled with trying to figure out who I was and trying to find a place where I fit in. I was always different from everyone I met. Too white for the black kids and too black for the white kids. The only ones that seemed to understand me was my family and vice versa.
Truthfully I still struggle with these feelings from time to time and I have found that several of my family members have this same struggle. As I get older I am beginning to realize or understand that we aren't all made to fit in and it's OK if the only people that truly get/understand me share my DNA.
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