While she is living with her mom they encounter some problems with their young teen age neighbor name Shekita. Her mom has tried to help the troubled girl out numerous times but she just won't listen. She smokes on her front porch, always has her friends over to do something horrible and she just doesn't stop. So, Raspberry's mom tries to put an end to all of the nonsense by taking Shekita on a walk with her to her and tries to smooth in thing out. While they are walking shekita gets tired of her and hits her on the head with a metal pipe! She is rushed to the hospital and gets about 20 stitches.
Meanwhile Raspberry's dad doesn't have it so good ether. He is living on he street and is very dirty. HE drinks a lot and is always high off drugs. I would hate it if my dad was like that. I can sort of relate this to my friends dad. His dad doesn't make that much money and and has some drinking problems. He rarely gets to see him and he doesn't enjoy it when he does.
