Johnnie Cole and Pat Simmons
Recorded
October 15, 2023
Archived
October 15, 2023
31:58 minutes
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Id:
mby023214
Description
Pat Simmons (64) interviews her mother Johnnie Cole (89) about being given away as a young child and the impact that that has had on her life and understanding of family.Subject Log / Time Code
Johnnie Cole (J) tells Pat Simmons (P) about her name change.
P asks J to talk about what it was like to move away from her family as a child.
P and J think about how much blood can bond a family.
P asks J how she overcame her difficult childhood.
P remembers all the kids in the neighborhood flocking to J.
P asks J what advice she'd give to children struggling.
J talks about how emotionally closed off adults in her life were.
P talks about how J's toughness is a defense mechanism.
J shares a message for her grandchildren.
Participants
- Johnnie Cole
- Pat Simmons