10 Meaningful Facts about Me
1. I became pregnant at 16 and had my daughter at age 17. When my father found out I was pregnant, he said I had to start being an adult. It broke my heart, and I felt like my life was over. My mother straightened me out. She said I was a kid, and she’d do whatever she could to make sure I had a childhood. And she did. I was raised by the best mother on the planet, and I’m sure all my friends knew it. I ramble on about my journey of teen mom to entrepreneur here. I drag on about my experience of being a Teen Mom and my entrepreneurial journey here.
3. I’m a polymath. I love to learn. If I had one addiction (besides eating), learning would be it. I can’t help myself. I want to learn and be EVERYTHING. As long as I’m alive and have an active brain, I’ll keep absorbing whatever I can.
4. I’m a self-published author. Some people are born to write. Not me. One day, I got bored with being (just) a stay-at-home mom and decided I’d become a writer. It took me about 2 months to pump out a full length novel. Little did I know, getting traditionally published is tough! Kudos to all of those who’ve made it through the process. Well, I wanted to be a published author, so I published my book myself, then another, and some short stories… I’m coming out of the open now. Some of my works are a little racy… erotic, some are a bit gruesome. My works are written under my secret pseudonym, Reena Jacobs. Don’t tell anyone… like I said, it’s a secret.
6. I’m an introvert, and I love it. When I was in my teens, I realized something interesting. The only time I was ever bored was when I was with someone else. It has to do with compromising and being considerate of what others want to do, even when I don’t want to do it. When I’m alone, the only one I have to be considerate of is me. That doesn’t mean I hate getting out. I enjoy having one-on-one conversations, giving presentations, participating in workshops, providing training. I like to socialize and talk. What I’ve learned, accepted, and embraced is that I can extract myself. I don’t gotta do…
8. I’ve moved around A LOT. The longest I’ve lived in one spot is 5 years. That was when I first married my husband. I’d seriously settled down, just for him. Prior to that stint, the longest I’d been in one domicile was 3 years. I don’t know why I moved around so much as a child. I never bothered to ask my mom. I’m only guessing she was moving us to better situations. Though I didn’t know it, we were pretty poor when I was younger. Top ramen, eggs, and food from the food bank.
10. My mother is my pride and joy. I’ve always had a stubborn streak. When I made up my mind, my mother let me learn on my own. She always gave me space to grow. Beyond that, she lived (still living) her life as an inspiration to me. When my dad left her when I was 4, she was poor… we were poor. She worked in a laundry room and shopped at the food bank. She spent 3 months on welfare and realized it wasn’t for her. My mother went to school during the day and worked at night to put herself through nursing school. She earned her CNA, LPN, and eventually her RN. When I look at my mother and think that she came from a poor hick town from poor parents, was left with next to nothing when my dad abandoned her and still achieved her dreams of being a nurse, I know I can do anything I set my mind to do.