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Before I became a mother 19 months ago, I knew that having a child would transform my life.*

My mother raised five children over three decades, often on her own, and by watching her I understood the sacrifices required to sustain a family.*

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Yet I considered my mom's struggles extraordinary; she had her first child at 19 and never got the chance to complete college. She sold crafts and worked part-time in customer service jobs to help provide for her children.*We experienced joy and pain sometimes in equal measure, but few hard nights ended without one of us *****ing a joke that unleashed hysterical laughter. Read more...


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