https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sanantonio/name/mallory-mendez-obituary?id=7943028 My mom Mallory Renee Mendez died of a drug overdose at the age of 23 in 2008. I was only 3 years old when she died. While she was pregnant at the time with me she did drugs. Which started to cause mental health problems for me later I got older I was diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and others. I also used to have abonnement problems from my mom dying but I have learned to overcome that. I am still learning to cope with it and I go to therapy for my issues. At 6 years old they would put me into mental hospitals for miss behaving or just having an attitude, and my parents would lie about me doing something that I didn't even do because the hospital would not take me in for attitude so my parents would add on the lie so they would take me in. My bio dad and stepmom would make up any lie they can to make sure the mental hospital would take me because they did not want to deal with me. I also have trouble trusting people and letting my guard down because everyone in my life said they would be there for me forever and just end up leaving. But I had to learn how to grow up fast I did not have a childhood and I wish I would have been able to experience that. My bio-dad and my stepmom think I am gonna end up being like my mom end not make it past 23 they think I'm gonna do drugs and become like a stripper which breaks my heart because that is not who I am I want to finish and graduate high school and I want to go to college and get my business degree and start my own online lash business. I want to be a successful woman and do big things in life and give back . I'm a harder worker and I going to continue to work hard and I want to make my mom proud. My passions are listening to music, photography, and playing sports.