That this book will give the world some insight on how I grew up and what I had to overcome in life and school growing up. While I am telling my story, I will not mention anyone by name but my mother Deborah Ann Sharp, because that is a matter of public record, and everyone has the right to tell their own story and live in their own truth. In writing this book I will be trying to remember events as they happened to me. I will be telling who and what influenced me in my life and I hope this book helps you understand what it was like growing up in my world.