Connect What is the most rewarding part of being a mom?

Being a single teenage mother and watching my children overcome the stereotypes that society placed on them. Both my children are college graduates. My son attained his associates in early childhood education and my heaven baby has her BA in social work. However, she never got the chance to see her diploma. Life was not easy for them, but they pushed through it all. Watching them succeed and having the best relationship a parent can ask for with their kids are my greatest rewards as a parent.

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

My kids and I always reminisce on the days when life was easiest for us. We used to all sleep in one room with two beds put together in my father’s basement. Our favorite memory is eating chocolate ice cream, showing Martin DVDs, and my babies laying my arms.

What would you do with $20,000?

Save it. So I can complete school comfortably. I have 20 credits to complete. I am majoring in Psychology. However, I failed the last course I was taking twice because of the catastrophic brain trauma my daughter experienced. This money can help me pay for the classes I failed. It can also help me move out of my sister's house. I would love to start a foundation in my daughter's name. I just want to live again. I lost everything in the last 2 years.