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talked about childhood, memories, advice, mental health, and divorce

Symphony Pomales (16yrs) interviews her grandma Shirley Lopez (55yrs) on November 15, 2017 in Valrico, Florida. Mrs. Lopez tells about her life growing up in the urban city of Bronx, New York. She also tells of her struggles being a...

Sharon Horton, my mother, is the last participant. She will speak about the house we have been living in for the past ten years. Growing up in an area where poverty and crime rates dominate social media narratives lessens the...

Barbara and Chandra met through the "Walk a Mile" program and hit it off instantly. Barbara talks about the challenges of being a single mom, needing a job. She started in housekeeping at a Providence hospital, but knew she wanted...

after being interrupted I continued the interview with my cousin and asked about her future and the hopes she has for her 9 year old son.

From poverty to succeeding in life

My hometown of South Dallas serves as the basis for my work as an artist. Every location I chose to depict "what it's like to live in the hood" is connected to a friend or family member I questioned about...

Eliana Olivas (18) talks with her father, Jason Olivas (44) about his relationship with his mother after losing her in April of 2016.

Balancing children and a career as a single mother during Covid-19. The importance of having a support system to get through the pandemic.

I asked my twice widowed mother questions about the single mom life. Whether or not she felt like she had she had done a good job being a single mom.

Nini, Connor's grandmother, tells about how she made it as a single mother of 3 and what it was like to witness a loved one marry into a bad relationship. 9 people and 1 bathroom? Yep, bc that happened.

This interview was conducted November 26, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Natalia Beltran (16) interviewed her mom, Erica Avila (36) about her childhood in Humboldt Park and how living in such a troubled neighborhood shaped her into the woman she is...

summary and thoughts from my mom's life.

interviewing my cousin who I love and am very proud of about her story as a teen mom and a single mom.

Elsa Johnson interviews her mother, Katherine Bourke, a 45-year-old woman, about her experience from small-town life in Maine to San Fransisco where she embraced a life as a lawyer and later became a mother. Katherine found immense success in her...

My mom's childhood was full of obstacle but it shaped her for what she is , a strong woman that I look up to. Even though shes a single mom of four kids she got her master's degree in accounting....

We talked about her cancer life and how it changed her. We also talked about Peyton, her 4 year old daughter as a single mom.

This interview is about Brenda Johnson’s (48) life. Full of ups and downs. I, Brandon (17), her son, ask her about the experiences that have brought her to where she is today. Esta entrevista trata sobre la vida de Brenda...

A strong woman and an amazing single mom to two kids sadly passed away, but the support around the two kids lead one of them to become a teacher as a thank you to the teachers that once supported him....

Lauren Biser speaks with her Nurse-Family Partnership nurse Julie Goodrich about how she has grown as a new mom. When she first found out she was pregnant, she was in an abusive relationship. With her nurse Julie’s support, she learned...

Kelly Plunkett speaks with her Nurse-Family Partnership nurse Kyla Pfannenstiel at Children First about her journey to becoming her son's biggest advocate & a confident mom. With Kyla's support, Kelly overcame homelessness relating to domestic violence, and was persistent in...

Kerica Williams (47) and her son Ronald Wagner (21) share a conversation about travel, their aspirations for the future, and their relationship.

Gail Dyer, a single mother from Knoxville, Tennessee talks with Preston Spangler about her life of raising two kids, who are now adult age, and the struggles she faced.

I interviewed my 53-year-old mother. Asking about her childhood and what it was like to be a single mom.

I interviewed my mom about her life and what has inspired her.