truth is.

truth is nana has never been given enough credit for the things she’s done for others. throughout my elementary years things at home were crazy which all my family knew too well. with things being as crazy as they were everyone has always said how lucky my siblings and i have been to grow up and become the people that we are today.

truth is most of it is due to nana. nana did more for my siblings and myself than we’ll ever know. the only reason we had housing and food was mainly due to nana always lending a hand. she may have not always spoke to us kindly or handled situations the way we felt right but in the end that’s not what is important. 

the bond my siblings and i have is unusual when seen by others. the relationship we’ve grown is due to everything we saw when we were younger and the transitions we all made, some together and some much apart. but personally i think nana knew all along that she couldn’t help us the way we all wanted her to, she was there to help her daughter in the best way she knew how. she knew all along that we had the strength to keep our heads straight and guide ourselves with the help of other family members.

truth is nana always knew best and though she may not say it i can see in her eyes how proud she is for the way we have each grown up and we have her to thank for that.