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MAMA! I MADE IT.
#MothersDayStory
The time had come to start my journey. I leaned out of the window, waving as long as I could while she disappeared into the distance. I saw the smile on her face as we got lost into the crowd of dust.

"This is what I had been waiting for" I said to myself. It was a journey I dreamed of since childhood. I got bored staying on the farm. I was born in Louisiana and worked at the factory with my mother. My mama worked so hard to bring food to the table. We were six of us. So I decided to get a life outside the farm. I could not wait any longer, so I left.

I had a goal in mind, to free my family from the bondage of poverty. I was not giving up anytime soon.

My journey to the township for the first time was very interesting. After a long drive through the rural roads of Louisiana we arrived in town. My aunt Miss Carmen was to pick me up, but due to...