No Mom No Dad

That's me in the middle.

Since I had no Mom, and no Dad you're probably wondering who took care of me, good question. When a baby is born they can look very different then expected, I looked Asian but they just wrote it off for the first year or so, but when it was apparent that I was "different" the Dad on my birth certificate became suspicious. The household at the time consisted of my three half-sisters, their grandmother and their uncle. When I was about seven all three of my sisters had left and their grandmother had died. I was left with their uncle. He was recently released from prison and was an alcoholic, thus began my nightmare.

When I was born my mother abandoned me and my half-sisters, never to be seen again. My father remains unknown. So there I was coming out of the womb destined to be a casualty or a fighter. I chose the latter. The cornerstone of my humble success has always been optimism, and as Buddha suggests, "Be your own light". This blog is dedicated to any person who has neither a Mom or Dad or even worse being part of a negative dysfunctional family. My belief is that you really don't need a Mom or Dad to succeed, you just need to make smart decisions at critical forks in the road of your life. In this blog I will chronical various stages of my life and make suggestions that worked for me. I want others who have had a similar experiences to contribute to this blog so that we can share our collective knowledge to build a rewarding successful life regardless of your circumstances.