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[Mother's Day Special] My Mother Had Me at 16: She's My Superhero
05/11/25 • 9 min
On this episode of Our American Stories, for our Mother's Day Special, Alan Brown, a listener of Our American Stories, shares a story about him and his strong-willed mother, and how they both battled and survived poverty and an abusive marriage, coming out the other side better and closer than ever.
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On this episode of Our American Stories, for our Mother's Day Special, Alan Brown, a listener of Our American Stories, shares a story about him and his strong-willed mother, and how they both battled and survived poverty and an abusive marriage, coming out the other side better and closer than ever.
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Our American Stories - [Mother's Day Special] My Mother Had Me at 16: She's My Superhero
Transcript
And we return to our American Stories Mother's Day Special.
Speaker 2All show along.
Speaker 1We're telling stories about mothers and from mothers. Up next to story from Alan Brown. Alan's mother had him when she was only sixteen and they lived a hard life despite the trauma. He's his superhero. Here's Alan with a story.
Speaker 2If you like this episode you’ll love
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