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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