This book was written to help others, like me, who have been plagued with verbal, physical, sexual, and domestic abuse from childhood to adulthood. As a baby, I was taken from my mother in England and raised in Jamaica, not knowing this, until at seven, I heard a comment that caused me to begin searching for my real family. All I've ever wanted was to belong and dreamt of finding my real family and felt that everything would then be okay. Those who were supposed to be protecting me were exposing me to dangerous lifestyle situations. I searched for love and acceptance wherever I could find it, but all that I got was heartache, disappointment, failed relationships and more hurt. My children and grandchildren are my reason for living. My story doesn't have a happy ending, I will always refer to myself as a "puss pickney," but I am a survivor and I'll be okay.