Ariess Vanfleet

I’ve overcome so many struggles from being a hospice nurse for my grandparents to having an addict for a mother and no father to guide me

Placed 14th

in their group

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What is the most rewarding part of being a mom?

My grandparents raised me. I am greatful to be able to be a mother to my children. I love watching them grow and teaching them how to express themselves. As their mother I am the one to shape and mold them into the people they will become as adults. Seeing them smile and enjoy their life is the most rewarding thing possible as a mother. As a mom I choose to give my children everything I didn’t receive growing up.

What is one memory of your kids that you will never forget?

I will never forget the time that my son took everything out of the pantry while I was asleep in the middle of the night and i woke up to every single food product dumped out. I also remember the time my daughter shaved off her eye brows and I had to draw little eye brows on her for 2 weeks

What would you do with $20,000?

I would put money down on a house and give my children their dream rooms. I would also pay off some debt for more comfortable living so I could afford more things to allow my children to have better lives. I didn’t have much and struggled financially and emotionally. My babies will never go through that heartache.