SarahW Past,Present,Future

Debbie H

Past,Present,Future

Growing up without a father for a man is hard, there's no one to show you how to ride a bike, tie your shoes hell even see you take your first steps. Lealan may act like he doesn't want his father around but at the end of the day he's longing for that figure. But that is what happens when there's no male presence in the house. Some grow up to want to be a better family man then they're dad and others rebel. Now days there are so many fatherless homes i feel sad for the guys who have or going to have to grow up without a father. Lealan acts tough because of where he lives and the things he has seen, but he's still just a little boy longing for his father. My mom has become both mother and father to me since my father isn't around anymore. I haven't seen my father in 12 years and i have love and anger for him it's something i still can't explain. Given the opportunity to see him again i don't know how i would react, one part of me would want to cry and hug him the other would want to punch him. Like Lealan i hide my pain and just live my life for me and the people who are here with me.

Jessica

Lloyd and Lealan talk about everything its in those moments that they feel free from all the drama. Yes they love they're families and even in the hood they find beauty but its their talks that let them wonder beyond the stretch of the sea. Its beautiful in all its amazement and down falls their talks gives them the power to live outside they're America and have dreams beyond the rainbows. At a young age i saw the beauty and ugliness of the world i saw death, abuse, and drugs. But like Leanlan it was my mind that helped me to move pass all the pain. The past to me is just that yes it hurts but i still like to think i am better for it. The past makes me the thinker i am today not saying it was easy very much far from it. But my family is stronger than ever and so am i, my family is my heart they are my foundation they check me when i don't check myself they have itched alone my maturity. Like all families we have issues but like a lesson learn the family that prays together stays together. So the past helps me to stay on track and to not repeat the same mistakes and how to be strong.