Life as I Once Knew It

The Author goes back in time and relate the past situations to who she has become. The story is based on a motivated young woman who experience hard times all while trying to keep her sanity. Being the oldest of a hard working mother and a no good father she begans to make ways for her family to make it through the streets. Handling two lifestyles as a good student and being corrupt with her street family, she is put in a situation to choose. Give up her respect for her mother and commit to the street life or own to being her mother's daughter?