Michelle Alford:  

I'll start by explaining my name change. During my childhood I went by my middle name. That is what most of my high school friends remember as, Michelle Alford. When I was in foster care, my last year I attended Walton, I had lived with Michelle Mitchell (who I'd like to reconnect with btw, if anyone knows how to reach her) and her parents, so they began to call me by my first name, Pam, to reduce confusion. Also, the guy I was seeing at the time had an ex named Michelle and preferred Pam as well. That is when I began to go by my first name. As an adult I needed to get my birth certificate to handle some personal business And discovered my name was spelled Pamelia Michell on my birth certificate. Don't ask me why because I don't know, LOL. Nevertheless, I kinda liked it and made the corrections on my personal documents. So, if anyone out their has had difficulty locating me, that would be the reason why. And, when my signatures are spelled Pamelia Michell, it is not an error, it is a correction. Too funny. Since high school, I've done life just like everyone else, but when it's all said and done, I have to say I'm very blessed. I have 4 children, I've lived in the most common states (Florida, California, and New York), and I've got a great family. Everybody has their obstacles in life, but for me life is getting better with age. Life doesn't always turn out the way you expect. What's been your biggest surprise? My biggest one was my father passing away December of 2009. I hadn't seen my family for 17 years and had to go home and bury my father. The other biggest ones are realizing how difficult it is to raise children/instill good morals and values in them, and maintain...Expand for more