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Julia BurneyAdjusting to motherhood was not as difficult forJulia as it might have been for another teenager.“I’d been taking care of babies since I was onemyself,” she says. “When I was nine years old, I wasA quiet moment. During her busy days, Julia often bows her head to saya quick prayer.67
Reading Changed My Life! Three True Storiesgiving children baths, fixing their hair, makingmeals and calling the gas company to get an extensionon the bill. So having my own baby was notsuch a change. What was hard was making endsmeet.” When her first child was born, Julia transferredto a school that offered night classes in orderto earn her high school diploma. She started working,usually two jobs at once, to support her children.On her eighteenth birthday, she moved out ofher parents’ house and into her own apartment.As the years went on, Julia worked as a restaurantchef—drawing on her years of experience cookingfor her family—and then as a teacher’s assistant.In 1979, she was hired as a clerk by the Racinepolice department. Five years later, she fulfilled herearly dream of becoming a police officer. Not surprisingly,she quickly proved herself to be outstandingat dealing what she calls “civil disturbances”—calls to homes where fighting was going on.“I’d go into those homes, and I’d know there68
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