Book excerpt: As the years had gone by I had started to reflect on my life and how far I had come from foster care to being in group home after group home my entire life; to this point in my life and felt it was best to leave those who meant me no good in the past. However, sometimes the past just doesnt want to let you go. I went through so much growing up and even in my adult life. I actually spent the majority of my life in group homes from the ages of 12 to 22. So I feel that a lot of my growing has come from being raised by staff members, group home supervisors, neighborhood people, and the group home girls I lived with. It was a struggle but being in those group homes made me who I am today and I cant complain due to how I turned out. So I figured Id write my thoughts, my vision, my struggles, my trials and tribulations down on a piece of paper and share my life with the world as being not Your Ordinary Group Home Girl.