Mama Ain't Teach Me That
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0984650741 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 102 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Five Stars Berta Hall Very touching story an it's a great read. Andre Johnson said The "boxes" that we live in must be opened so that love can flourish is what I learned most from this. A moving and stirring depiction of growth, development and maturity. The "boxes" that we live in must be opened so that love can flourish is what I learned most from this book.. change your life Great gift for the month of October, domestic violence month
Renée is still dealing with the shock, fear and violation of being raped while living on the streets. However, years later when her reality collided with her dreams, she awakened to a life far away from the bright future she had envisioned for herself as a child. All she ever wanted to know was love, and Mama Ain't Teach Her That. In a club one night she was befriended by a pimp who told her just what she needed to hear - that he loved her. She looked for those fifty cents every weekend. Renée went from selling drugs to abusing them. She had a big wedding on the grandest level. Her mother told her she had to marry the father of her child. At the age of seventeen, her first sexual encounter led to a pregnancy. Even though Renée grew up with two parents and house full of brothers and sisters, she never felt loved. Drug abuse led to homelessness and joblessness. MAMA AIN'T TEACH ME THAT A true story about a little girl looking for love in all the wrong places The age-old question adults ask children is, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Like most children, Renée gazed upward and rattled off the top four: doctor, lawyer, teacher, and astronaut. She went from Ohio to New York