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Capri could not immediately commit to her assignment verbally. In the upcoming days, she wrote down names and circumstances that created trauma and fear from her past.

The biggest challenge would be talking to her mom. Growing up she was never present for her daughters. A man seemed to always be more important than her kids.

Capri would leave school after her practices to go home and cook. In the mornings she would also get her sisters ready for their day including on the weekends.

The random times her mother would do anything with them, involved being in sketch places and she would be drinking beer and smoking cigarettes. Most often than not she wouldn’t even make sure they were fed.

The courage to have the conversation……

“I haven’t been around lately due to my increase anxiety, I finally decided to see a therapist in regard to my mental state. There are some things from the past that I feel would be important to discuss and get off my chest in order to move forward in a healthy