Becoming A Parent Of Six, At 25

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Podcasts

Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On the air, Yesi Ortiz is a warm, flirty host for a popular L.A. hip hop station. Off the air, she's a single parent of six adopted kids. Managing both roles is more than a challenge.

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0:00.0	I've had to learn how to let go.
0:02.3	It's not my fault.
0:04.0	It's not my fault that she's angry at me.
0:07.0	It's not my fault.
0:08.6	This is Death, Sex, and Money.
0:15.9	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more.
0:21.7	I'm in a sale.
0:33.8	For almost 10 years, Yesy or Teez has been the midday DJ at Power 106, Hip Hop Station
0:39.4	in Los Angeles.
0:46.7	When I'm on air, I've always been very flirty, very innocent, could be dangerous.
0:55.6	Yesy is a familiar voice in LA.
0:57.9	She interviews celebrities, gives away prizes, jokes around on air.
1:08.7	But off mic, I don't share my news here.
1:11.8	None whatsoever.
1:12.8	You don't talk about your kids at work?
1:14.3	Meaning like my personal struggles.
1:16.0	You know, I don't.
1:17.5	At all.
1:20.5	When Yesy says her kids, she's talking about the six children she's been raising since just
1:25.5	before she started working at Power 106 when she was 25 years old.
1:30.6	The kids' biological mom is Yesy's sister.
1:33.8	Before they came to live with Yesy, she thought she might lose them forever.
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