: About Me

Born in New York City in 1964. Raised in the South Bronx. MBS in Organizational Development & Psychology. BS in Finance and Business Management. Mother of two beautiful children. Happily married and living upstate New York with her husband.

My passion is ...

God

I know too much about ...

kids

My parents always told me ...

to be independent

My childhood ambition ...

to get out of my neighborhood

My favorite memory ...

The day I got adopted

Why I write ...

Helps me clear my thoughts and put them on paper

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Stephen King Novels and Dr. Gray Smalley's book

My first job ...

Receptionist at Haagen Dazs Corp.

My best moment ...

When I had my children

My inspiration ...

My daughter Leeanna

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Overcoming a drinking problem

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When my husband and I first began dating, one of his favorite past times was to hang out with his friends at bars, talk and drink. Slowly, he integrated me into his bar scene and I began to notice my alcohol consumption to increase to more than double my normal intake. As we continued to date, he became more comfortable with me. So comfortable, he began drinking and driving with me in the car. When confronting him with my concerns with his drinking and driving, he became irate and defensive. The arguments were continuous and soon, he stopped taking me with him and began showing up late or ...

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