a little about my early life…
i was born 13 weeks premature, my mom was only 17 she she had me.
i was in an incubator for 3 months, and had very limited contact with my parents, i weighed 2 pound 8 ounces at birth.
we lived with my dads parents and siblings for the first 2.5 years of my life. they are all alcoholics, and a lot of abuse took place when we were living there.
there was fighting, violence, emotional abuse. it was not a good atmosphere to live in.
our mom always says she was terrified living there, she had no alcoholism in her family, so wasnt used to that kinda atmosphere.
at age 2 we got our own place, and we moved with our parents to our own house. life got a little easier then. for a while at least.
Therapy Bits 
That sounds very hard for you and your mom. I’m sorry.
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Thanks Donnalee. I am sure it was hard for our mom. she was young, and very naeve. it certainly had a big impact on us as our life has gone on. x
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Wow!! That’s crazy!! I’m sorry you went through that. Ray
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Thanks Ray. It is a little bit crazy.
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Wow, so sorry you had to go through all that!
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Thanks amanda. i wish I didnt. xo
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Good start! I hope there’s a next chapter! (smile)
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Yes. There will be! xo
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I am also a premmie, about twelve weeks early, and it affected my hearing. I always wondered how being in an incubator with limited contact to other human beings affects those babies, or me. It surely is a very hard way to be introduced to this world.
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Yes. I think so. I definitely think being in an incubator effected me profoundly. xo
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I hope as you write this, you realize none of it was your fault. Life seems to dole out hardships unfairly, but I did read once that the best students get the hardest lessons – and everyone here knows you are an amazing survivor.
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Thanks VJ. I swing in between knowing it wasnt, and believing it was, we were just talking about it yesterday in therapy. xo
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The good news is that you are working on it.
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Yes, that is true, I cant do any more than that.
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