Daughter Raised by Grandmom: Evolved from Emotional Trauma

By Delia L. Adams

I was a daughter who never bonded with my biological mother because of her decision to give me to my paternal grandmother to be raised from birth. Seeds of rejection and abandonment took root and affected me in every area of my life and developed a defense mechanism that prevented me from trusting others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Jan 3, 2018
• ISBN: 9781504394772

Delia L. Adams

Delia Adams, serving founder of replenish ministries and ambassador for Christ that promotes victorious living in the overflow of God's relentless love. Delia resides in Philadelphia Pa; mother of two adult daughters, Brandy and Briana one granddaughter Kai and one grandson Idris.

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ISBN: 978-1-5043-9476-5 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2017919659

Balboa Press rev. date: 01/02/2018

CONTENTS

Introduction

Dedication

Keynotes

Seeds Planted In The Womb

Child Play

Church

My First Love

Growing Up

Moving Day

Baby Number Two

Husband

Proven Closure

Manisfestation

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Daughter of Destiny

Journaling Your Journey

You Made It!!!

Prayer Of Salvation

Introduction

A t the end of my exhausted self of attempting to make things happen for myself resulted in epic failure due to the emotional trauma I endured throughout my life’s paths and journey that disabled me to trust anyone outside myself.

This developed mind set of mine was rooted from the seeds of rejection and abandonment that were planted in me from the womb and catapulted by repeated let downs and disappointments.

Eventually, hopelessness and instability became my navigator. My entire life’s aim was consumed with convincing others to love, accept, approve, value and acknowledge my self worth, somehow I thought that would prove that they wanted to be in my life as much as I wanted them in mine.

This desperation and yearning nulled, pulled, antagonized, paralyzed, tormented and robbed me of my true identity and peace of mind.

Fickle was my middle name and self defense was my game. Dysfunction hi jacked my life before I knew my own name. I was born under unfavorable circumstances my parents were both