For most of my life I have been on my own. My father passed away when I was very young. My mother remarried, and I never got along with her husband. I then decided things would be better for everyone if I left. It was very difficult being raised without my parents. Having to move from place to place, no parental guidance, and having no sense of security was not easy.
             First of all, I have spent most of my life moving from place to place. I lived with my grandmother for a while and that seemed to work out fine, but my grandmother took ill and was placed in a nursing home. I spent the next year living with different relatives. It was hard to make friends because I changed schools so many times. I did have one good friend, Lindsay, whose mom felt bad and took me in. However, she took a job out of state and I moved with them to Buffalo, New York. Winter was wonderful! We had thirty inches of snow. Spring came and we moved back to Rhode Island.
             Secondly, considering I had no parental guidance, I am surprised I stayed out of trouble. As bad as things were, common sense was one of my good qualities. Many times I could have taken the wrong path but something always kept me going in the right direction. I was lucky to always have someone looking out for me when I needed it most. Unfortunately, it was never my parents, but I was blessed to be surrounded by caring people.
             Lastly, having no sense of security was hard. Even though people reached out to help me, it was tough not having a place to call home. Unsure where I would be from time to time was a scary feeling. My situation could change at any moment, and I was on the move again. Sometime you need to feel loved, or weather anyone care if your dead or alive. Children need a sense of security and that seemed impossible for me.
             Today I can truly say I have a place to call home. I am currently live with my boyfriend and his parents. They are really caring and I finally fe
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