Leticia & Anthony (Part 1)

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Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Leticia was 16 years old when she got pregnant with her son, Anthony. As you might imagine, raising a child more or less on your own when you’re only 16 is really, really hard. It’s even harder when you’re dealing with your own childhood and generational trauma. This is part one of Leticia and Anthony’s story. Support our independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. Nora also writes sad & funny books! You can buy them here. Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.0	And I'm crying holding the baby.
0:36.5	Like, I'm never going to keep this baby safe.
0:41.5	Like, I just remember all these thoughts of like, he's going to die.
0:46.6	And that was my greatest fear his entire life.
0:52.2	I'm going to fail and he's going to die.
0:59.2	I'm Nora McNerney and this is Terrible Thanks for asking.
1:02.9	And that was our guest, Latisha Ochoa Adams talking about holding her first baby, Anthony.
1:10.2	It is a hell of a thing to be a mother, not just to care for an entire human being, but to wear that label, mom, mama, mother.
1:21.6	We have high expectations of mothers in America that you sacrifice everything for your kids that you put them first and balance it all.
1:28.5	And we also have very, very few safety nets and support systems for mothers.
1:35.8	We've explored that in previous episodes.
1:37.8	How mothers still bear most of the responsibilities are on parenting and household work.
1:41.4	How women in America don't have maternity leave and wait.
1:43.8	There's more.
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