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She was actually the mother to all of my friends who didn't have good relationships with their moms.

She adopted everybody.

Like if I had a play date, that kid who just came over to play when I was young would become her child.

Like, we wouldn't watch TV.

We would never be stuck in front of something.

She'd be teaching us a craft.

She was just an exceptional person, kind of went above and beyond for other people. I never lived with my father.

He was never really a fixture. He was kind of in and out. His alcoholism really prevented him

from being present. And that deeply affected my brother.

At a young age, he was three when he left.

I was just born.

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