Growing up with a Grandmother on drugs

                Growing up my grandmother was not in my life due to her addiction to drugs and alcohol. She spent most of her time hanging out with her friends and neglecting her responsibilities as a mother and a grandmother. My mother and aunt were raised by my great aunt and her husband, because my grandmother was in no position to provide for them.  

Even though I was little girl, I realize that my grandmother had a problem. I would always see my grandmother drink beers form time to time. However, as I got older I would see my grandmother drink so much to point she would pass out. It has been time when friends of the family would call and say my grandmother has passed out outside on the street. As I got older her unpredictable action would became embarrassing.

My grandmother addiction got so bad, she separated herself from my mother, (whom is her youngest child), and she start living with my aunt. That decision hurt my siblings and a lot because we felt as if she picked them over us. We will only see her at family reunions, and spending time with her would be fun. My grandmother would always be the life of the party, but only because she was under influence. We didn’t complain about my grandmother drinking or using crack, because it would only drive her away from us. So we decided to keep quiet about so she would feel comfortable around us. Not knowing being silence only hurts the problem and allows it to grow.

            I am proud to say that my grandmother and back into my life and she’s all along. She has been clean for about 2 years now, and she doing great. The most unforgettable moment in my life was attending her graduation from her rehabilitation program. As she walked crossed the stage, I scream and yelled because she had overcome an addiction she had been struggling with her whole life.

            Even through I’m in college now, I see my grandmother every time I go home. We both call each other weekly, just to check on each other. I can call my grandmother for anything and she try’s her best to provide it for me. I forgave my grandmother for not being in my life when I was younger, and that have allow me to open up and accept her now. I’ve learned that no one is perfect, and God takes everyone through something different in life.

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Eddie Long WIFE file for a DIVORCE

Eddie Long a powerful and influential Bishop of the Atlanta area gained a reputation as a spiritual leader after turning his 150 member congregation into a following of 25,000 people.

However, he has been in the media lately for several allegations that has been made against him. Several young men accused Long of sexually harass them. The allegations by the men were not investigated criminally because Georgia age of consent is 16, and at the time young men were 17 and 18.

The lawsuit was dismissed, and it is said that Eddie Long used his power to influence the guys into having sexually acts with me him.

I have been following this case for some time now, and I am in shock about Vanessa (Eddie long wife) filing for a divorce. I learned the news of the divorce via twitter this morning as I updated my timeline and AJC shared the disappointing news. I wonder why Vanessa waited so long to file for a divorce. This has been an ongoing case for some time now and she just deciding that’s she has had enough. In a statement, Vanessa Long said that she has decided to terminate her marriage after a great deliberation and prayer. One talk with the Lord, and she has been guided to leave the Bishop and move on with her life.

In closing Vanessa Long stated, "I ask that you respect my privacy and that of my family, as my attorneys and I have agreed that we will not try this case in the media, and I do not intend to make any further statements concerning this matter," she added. "I also ask that the public pray for my entire family during this difficult period of transition."