Me when I was homeless at 17, standing beside me and my mother’s “Car home”

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ahammerfellonmyhead on September 26th, 2021 at 03:06 UTC »

I’ll answer some questions I know I’ll probably get.

My mother basically spent the her family’s trust fund within her lifetime and had a lot of mental health issues, plus substance issues. Hence, why the car is a relatively recent car.

We were living beyond our means, and crash coursed into having nothing except our car and a bag of clothes.

I had a phone from before I had become homeless. Didn’t have service, but that’s how we could take pictures. I also would go to Internet cafes a lot, so I was terminally online like most teenagers.

Especially, since my mom stripped at night, and would kind of just abandon me at times, I had a lot of time online. A LOT of time. Too much time.

You may say, I didn’t look homeless. We went to a laundromat to wash our clothes, or washed them at public parks/beaches when we couldn’t afford that. We also bathed at said public parks/beaches. I had makeup (as you see).

I was a teenaged girl and was probably just as vain as any other teenaged girl would be.

I’ll also add, I was “homeschooled” after 6th grade.

When I was taken away by CPS before my 18th birthday, I faked it through my senior year to be able to at least get my high school diploma.

I’ve always been a bit of a weirdo about some subjects, so that kind of saved my grade.

To be honest, I probably have the education level of a middle school child. I can’t afford college, and even if I were able to I don’t think I’d be able to get into college.

I don’t know math other than addition, multiplication, subtraction, the basic things etc. Also, I know nothing about physics.

Also, here are some pictures from around that time. The ones from afar are taken by my mother.

Edit: Grammar :)

Affectionate-Invite6 on September 26th, 2021 at 04:29 UTC »

I’ve been doing this for awhile so bless your heart!

Electrical-Thanks877 on September 26th, 2021 at 05:04 UTC »

You write well. Maybe that’s your path 🤷🏻‍♂️