The Lonely Child

At times I felt like I was going to my own execution This personal story entails my birth and my growing up with estranged, unknown parents who forced me to become an adult while still being a very young child. The disappointments and sufferings that I confronted as a child were horrible and overwhelming along with the agony and the intense physical anguish of the forced departure from my grandmother who, like a mother, raised me from birth As I was yanked from my grandmother's arms, I was forced to leave my childhood and heaven behind to enter into a different world while enduring and tolerating the abuse of my unwanted parents. I was always treated like a maid or a stepchild. Finally, I was brave enough to escape from them to begin my life as an adult to face new challenges. I could see my memories, my past, and all the events being projected in front of my eyes as I escaped from the parents as well as the struggles I endured as I entered my adult world, encountering different abuses with toxic relationships that forced me to face situations of life and death. This is the chronicle of my journey to the horizon of my life.

For years I have always wanted to tell the story of my life. Now at age sixty-five, I look back and often find myself getting lost in my memories. I found that writing is a way of journaling all those memories and reflecting on the many blessings life has finally given me. It was a long and hard journey, but I treasure the lessons and the fruits that it bore. I presently share my precious life with my husband of twenty-seven years in our home in California. I have held many jobs in my journey, including agriculture and real estate, and finally retired from the food industry. Currently, I am enjoying and keeping busy with my notary and translation businesses. I have a strong passion for gardening where I spend a lot of my spare time. I am a mother of three wonderful children, four stepchildren, and many grandchildren, whom I enjoy very much.