Believing That You Can Believing That You Can
Growing up in the projects was not always easy. I
constantly had to fight just because someone didn’t like me.
I was always a shy person. When I was in the sixth grade,
my great granny passed away. It was a very hard and
difficult time in my life. I spiraled out of control; getting
into fights in school and out of school. I felt as if my whole
world was tumbling down. I gave my mother such a hard
time at the age of 13. I became pregnant with my first child
twelve days before my 14th birthday. After having my son,
I stopped going to school and I continued to be out of
control and disrespect my mother.
I was looking for love and attention in all the wrong
places and felt as if I wasn’t getting it from home at the
time. When I got to the age of 28, I finally decided that it
was time for me to get myself together and back on track.
After I had my 6th and 7th babies who are twins (a boy and a
girl) I was tired of not doing what I needed to do as a
mother. My kids are my biggest motivation. They keep me
wanting to strive to do my best at everything I do. Next is
my husband who has been so patient with me, and also my
church family who continues to shower their love on me.
To make a long story short, I am so happy to say that I have
turned my life around and I am now a wonderful mother,
wife, sister, friend and Christian. I am a student at Dunbar
Community studying to get my G.E.D. so I can be a good
example for my children.
Linda Maybin is a student at Dunbar Community School.
My Life Story
I was born on August 4, 1987, at MCV Hospital in
Richmond, Virginia. I only weighed 1 pound and 6 ounces.
I was born prematurely. It took me a long time to learn
things like crawling, walking and talking. My mom and
dad really worked with me. I moved to Florida when I was
5 years old, and I began school. In school, I did not make a
lot of friends and I did not like to study. School was
difficult for me. I got into trouble sometimes, but I stayed
in school and graduated! When I was 21 years old, I
decided to go back to school so I could become a Massage