Things get better

I was born in a housing project.That’s where I lived with my family until I was 9.But life didn’t get better when we moved.In fact, we moved to a worse public housing project.I stayed there until I was 18, which is when I left for college. Since then, I’ve only been back three times and none in the last decade.

About This Story

  • Project: We Are Here
  • Date submitted: 2018-09-04 00:00:00
  • Emotional tone: Strongly positive
  • Who should know about this? Everyone

About the Storyteller

  • Community: Boynton Beach
  • Age: 51-60
  • Gender: Female

How the Storyteller Interpreted Their Story

Note: Responses which fell closer to the middle (between two or three options) are shown as two dashes.
  • In your story, why did people act the way they did? They did the best they could in the situation
  • My story relates to: Dreams for the future
  • Why did things happen in the story I told? --
  • The lesson in your story is: Things should change
  • In my story, problems are solved by: --
  • My story teaches us to: Always look ahead to the future
  • My story teaches us that: NA
  • My story teaches us that: NA
  • My story teaches us that: The community is stable

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