Category: childhood

• This is me in the first 22 years

  I grew up all over the place. But, if I’m asked where my hometown is I would say Dawson Springs Kentucky. That is where I had most of my first experiences. Some of my best memories and some of my worst memories happened there. I was never the popular girl or the pretty girl. As…

  Mikie Richards

  May 31, 2022

  #abuse, childhood, domestic violence, emotions, Me, scared, Uncategorized

• The day our whole world changed.

  The day our whole world changed happened August 13, 1978.  I was a few months away from my 6th birthday.  That day started out like any other.  5 kids running around playing having a good time.  My cousin Clinton was there.  He lived with us a lot during my childhood.  He was quite a bit…

  Mikie Richards

  May 8, 2022

  childhood, childhood trama, loss of a sibling

  #brother, #childhoodtrama, #devasting, #lifelongtrama, #loss, #lossofasibling, #rip, #storyofmylife

• Infant Burn Victim becomes a Monster

  I know it is hard to comprehend. How does an infant become a burn victim? Well, in my case it was a careless mistake by my mom and a freak accident caused by my brother and sister. It was cold outside. My mom had been cooking something in a pan of hot grease on the…

  Mikie Richards

  May 3, 2022

  burn victim, childhood, childhood trama, trama

  #burnvictim, #childhoodtrama, #hurtfulwords, #lifelongtrama, #mentalhealth, #monster, #pain, #ptsd, #selfimage