“Losing my mom at 13 years old, I had to learn how to take care of myself real fast, and teach myself how to survive and raise a family.”

“I thought about letting go of control of my partner. A piece of me felt relieved imagining it. I thought about letting go of control of my children. That was harder. A parent must control their children, mustn’t they? I asked myself this question many times over the next few years.”