Daria Burke

And I do remember when that song came out, just wondering if anybody would figure out somehow that that was my story, that that was true for me. And I hated that song because it felt like I was being taunted through the radio.

And I do remember when that song came out, just wondering if anybody would figure out somehow that that was my story, that that was true for me. And I hated that song because it felt like I was being taunted through the radio.

I mean, kids would sing it at school. And so it was there. And I think I just tried to pretend like nothing was wrong and I would just sort of ignore it and wait for it to go off or wait for people to stop singing it. No one ever sang it at me, but it always felt very much like I was at risk of being exposed.

I mean, kids would sing it at school. And so it was there. And I think I just tried to pretend like nothing was wrong and I would just sort of ignore it and wait for it to go off or wait for people to stop singing it. No one ever sang it at me, but it always felt very much like I was at risk of being exposed.

I mean, kids would sing it at school. And so it was there. And I think I just tried to pretend like nothing was wrong and I would just sort of ignore it and wait for it to go off or wait for people to stop singing it. No one ever sang it at me, but it always felt very much like I was at risk of being exposed.

Well, my mother didn't work, and we typically weren't getting child support from my dad. And so we lived on public assistance. My mother got food stamps, and there was a small check payment, cash payment, essentially, that we got every month. And so it summed together maybe around $500 or so, $300 or so of that was food stamps.

Well, my mother didn't work, and we typically weren't getting child support from my dad. And so we lived on public assistance. My mother got food stamps, and there was a small check payment, cash payment, essentially, that we got every month. And so it summed together maybe around $500 or so, $300 or so of that was food stamps.

Well, my mother didn't work, and we typically weren't getting child support from my dad. And so we lived on public assistance. My mother got food stamps, and there was a small check payment, cash payment, essentially, that we got every month. And so it summed together maybe around $500 or so, $300 or so of that was food stamps.

And then the rest of it came in cash that was really just enough to cover the mortgage payment and maybe the electric bill or the utilities. They were often off. And so those bills were going unpaid. We would generally do like one big grocery store trip at the top of the month, which was like Christmas. It was always so fun.

And then the rest of it came in cash that was really just enough to cover the mortgage payment and maybe the electric bill or the utilities. They were often off. And so those bills were going unpaid. We would generally do like one big grocery store trip at the top of the month, which was like Christmas. It was always so fun.

And then the rest of it came in cash that was really just enough to cover the mortgage payment and maybe the electric bill or the utilities. They were often off. And so those bills were going unpaid. We would generally do like one big grocery store trip at the top of the month, which was like Christmas. It was always so fun.

But my mom, generally, she was getting food that we could kind of fix ourselves. A lot of like ready-made and heat to eat or just... bread and cheese and hot dogs, that kind of stuff, cereal, milk. You know, she'd get eggs and things that she'd make us for breakfast from time to time. But when it ran out, there was no second big trip to the store.

But my mom, generally, she was getting food that we could kind of fix ourselves. A lot of like ready-made and heat to eat or just... bread and cheese and hot dogs, that kind of stuff, cereal, milk. You know, she'd get eggs and things that she'd make us for breakfast from time to time. But when it ran out, there was no second big trip to the store.

But my mom, generally, she was getting food that we could kind of fix ourselves. A lot of like ready-made and heat to eat or just... bread and cheese and hot dogs, that kind of stuff, cereal, milk. You know, she'd get eggs and things that she'd make us for breakfast from time to time. But when it ran out, there was no second big trip to the store.

She usually would do that first big trip and then sell the food stamps, the rest of them, for money that she could then use to buy drugs. So we grew up without a lot. I write about a time when I actually went to the grocery store to steal food because we didn't have any in the house. It was quite scarce.

She usually would do that first big trip and then sell the food stamps, the rest of them, for money that she could then use to buy drugs. So we grew up without a lot. I write about a time when I actually went to the grocery store to steal food because we didn't have any in the house. It was quite scarce.

She usually would do that first big trip and then sell the food stamps, the rest of them, for money that she could then use to buy drugs. So we grew up without a lot. I write about a time when I actually went to the grocery store to steal food because we didn't have any in the house. It was quite scarce.

In some ways, I think it was just this act of faith and not a religious faith, but like an inner knowing that there was another way to live that was possible beyond what I had witnessed. Certainly, it helps when you have media around and so TV and And books played a role in that for me as well.

In some ways, I think it was just this act of faith and not a religious faith, but like an inner knowing that there was another way to live that was possible beyond what I had witnessed. Certainly, it helps when you have media around and so TV and And books played a role in that for me as well.

In some ways, I think it was just this act of faith and not a religious faith, but like an inner knowing that there was another way to live that was possible beyond what I had witnessed. Certainly, it helps when you have media around and so TV and And books played a role in that for me as well.