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Mary Sloper (78) talks to Shawn Sorbom (28) about going to boarding school at age 5 in Imperial Valley, Californiia, her Croatian mother, and her career as a nurse.

Evaine Kirkland (21) and his mother Tara Kirkland-Rainey (61) talk about becoming an adopted family and how Evaine's life has changed.

Just talk of family, past memories, and the future

We talked mostly about childhood memories. Some about jobs and schools mostly.

My mother, 47, recalls her childhold from the age of 5. Her perserverance through her struggles with her biological family and foster families. How she would change some things if she could but wouldn't at the same time.

We talked about her life growing up, what her family was like, and what my mom was like growing up.

My grandma’s childhood memories plus more.

Both my mother’s past and future were discussed in this interview. Details concerning her adolescence and hopes for the future were brought into light. Details also concerning our characters were discussed.

I asked a lot of questions I wouldn’t normally ask my dad and it was a little different, but I felt like this interview was needed. It was good catching up with my dad and glad he is doing good...

Recorded on May 17, 2020, this interview tells stories of how we met and came to live in Orlando, FL.