“You give a kid a lie, he’ll remember it for a lifetime. You give a man the truth, he’ll suspect.”
Coral
Whenever the subject of custody of children comes up I get anxious as it was something my family struggled with for the majority of my life. My boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend are discussing signing custody papers so her life is easier in some aspects. I have not been able to fully understand this situation, and often just tell him to be certain of his choice.
I am 6 years-old, mom keeps telling us that great grandpa is really sick and we are visiting him, but we cannot tell anyone where we are living. She says, “We will get into really big trouble if we do.” I have not seen anyone I known in the past week and I am starting to miss the familiar faces and going outside.
I am starting to get mad and agitated why have we not seen great grandpa and I want my dad. More then anything I miss my grandma too but we cannot leave. On the bright-side I have a cabbage patch doll and tons of cartoons to watch with other kids, but they all goto school and I do not.
The only thing I truly treasured from this was meeting a girl who showed me how to live with nothing. She grabbed a piece of brown paper towel and said if I am ever hungry you chew on it to trick your stomach into thinking you ate. I tried it with her and she kept reminding me not to swallow it. I cannot wait to show everyone what I learnt; whenever I go back to school.
Finally after two weeks and many conversations about my emotions with other adults we can go home. I look at the poster as we leave the building and they say Womens Shelter and flyers for Domestic Abuse. All I could see were men hitting women and there kids, but my dad never did that.
Not My Mother's Daughter 
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