Who is the girl with no mom?
I am the girl with no mom
Who is the girl with no dad?
I am the girl with no dad
Why you ask?
Well it’s a long story
You have the time to hear me?
Well ok. Now hear is my story
A tale of the girl with no mom, no dad

I was one year old
My brother was two
We did what we do
We crawl and play all day
But oh that tragic day came when I was so young
I was on the floor
My brother was on the table
And there sat the pill bottle on that table
The lid was off
Now what is a kid to do that’s only two?
He has to check it out
Taste it
Throw it about
That’s what he did
He threw them on the floor
I ate 11 of those darn pills
My poor brother he ate 22
He died at the age of only 2
But where was my mom, my dad?
Why my dad was asleep on the couch
Where was my mom
Why my mom was in the shower at this early hour
No one was watching us
Then somehow someone found us and we went to the hospital
In a medevac helicopter
We didn’t know what happened to us
My brother dead but now alive again
Me I never died but I had my stomach pumped
That was only a one time thing right?
Wrong
This happened not once but twice
Boom
My brother died again
And is now alive again
A real resurrection

That was about the worst
But there were other things
I was found eating cigarette butts
My brother would try changing my diaper
We would go out together into the busy street in Red Lion, PA
To play together
Out into the traffic
We were lucky to not get hit
We were lucky if we ate
You see my mom, my dad
They are not my mom or dad
They are forever called Steph and Rob
Never again will they be called mom and dad
Why should they deserve that title?
After everything they did wrong
It doesn’t stop there, no, no, no
It continues

Now it’s part two
After this happening not once but twice
The state of Pennsylvania got wise
They took us away from those wretched people
They took us away from their irresponsibleness
Who did we go to?
My wonderful grandparents took us in
God bless those angels
They became our sun
They took us in at the age of 2 and 1
They took us in and made us feel at home
What became of Steph and Rob?
They were given an opportunity to prove they could be responsible
Did they do anything?
No
Not one thing
The court gave them another chance to prove but they didn’t do it
They didn’t care
Not even one visit from Steph
Rob visited
But not once did they try to get us back
So my dear grandparents adopted us in 2002
They gave up their opportunity to be grandparents and chose to be our parents
It wasn’t fair, it wasn’t right, but they cared, they loved enough to help us
But I was still the girl with no mom, no dad
Why?
Because in my mind I can’t call anyone mom or dad
Legally they were my mom, my dad
But mentally they were Meme and Pawpaw
My grandmother and grandfather
That’s what they were
It felt wrong to call them mom and dad
We lived with Meme and Pawpaw for at least 7 years

That’s when the second tragedy hit
In 2008 Pawpaw died from lung cancer
He died at the house
I could see him cough up blood
Red blood and black blood
He ended up losing his hair
He ended up not being able to move
He was then bedridden up until he died
He had bed sores
He had never lost his love
His heart always soared
I still remember the day he died.
Everyone was there
Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Friends
He died in his sleep with everyone there
But the tragedy didn’t stop there
A year later
The year of 2009 Meme died
She died of lung cancer too
She died in a hospital
She was good up until she couldn’t speak
She couldn’t speak
Couldn’t move on her own
She lost her hair
She was bedridden
She never lost her love
No her heart continued to soar to heaven and back again
I would visit her every day with my great grandfather pap he also lived with us with Meme and Pawpaw
I remember the day she died
She died in her hospital bed
I was ushered out of the room
My uncle and aunt knew she was going to go
We went to another room with a TV and books and a computer
My aunt came back and said she passed
We went back and she had a peaceful face

Now is part 3 of this tale
Where would we go now?
That was the question
Did anyone step up?
No
Did Steph or Rob step up to the plate?
No
They and most of the family said what will happen to me and my brother now?
The family isn’t bad; they just didn’t know what would happen
That’s when two people stepped up and opened their arms
My aunt and uncle stepped up to the plate
They took us under their wings
They made room in their hearts and home
They were willing to take on the challenge of the two of us
With all our disorders and problems
They adopted us in 2011
We have lived with Aunt Nancy and Uncle Mike for at least 5 years now

But I am still the girl with no mom, no dad
Why?
Because in my mind I can’t call anyone mom or dad
Legally they are my mom, my dad
But mentally they are Aunt Nancy and Uncle Mike
That’s what they are
It feels wrong to call them mom and dad
So I remain the girl with no mom, no dad
I have parents, family, ones that care
That’s all I need