One of the most beautiful aspects of life is the relationship and love between a mother and child. To go through life without a mother's love can be very cruel and difficult. It can easily destroy you or as in my case make you stronger. With determination you can have a wonderful life after experiencing a tough childhood. After fifty-three years of dealing with someone who was incapable of showing me any respect or love, I can say that I have finally broken free from my mother's bondage. After all of these years I can finally be the person who I want to be. It is as if I have just now begun to live. I will continue to write about my experiences as a child; hopefully, what I have been through will help others. I now know that a new beginning is possible no matter what life throws your way. Linda Farley was born in Springfield, Illinois. She grew up in a large family where money was scarce.Her mother was not around for a great deal of her childhood.She was the sixth child of eight and had the responsibility of raising her younger siblings when no one was at home.An abusive grandfather and mother were trumatic parts of her life. This book contains some of Farley's life stories. She describes the difficulties and accomplishments she has experienced in these painful and sometoimes humorous stories.She wrote this book with the purest of intentions - to help others.