Minisode: The Struggles, Joys, and Beauty of Parenting
Release Date: 06/06/2024
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info_outlineIn this vulnerable episode, Gabi interviews her daughter Gianna.
They discuss how Gianna's father died at 4 yrs old and her and Gabi truly grew up together. From Gianna wanting to become a firefighter to staying in New Mexico amidst her moms move, they open up about their mother daughter relationship over the last twenty years.
From raising children in two different communities and what seems like two different eras, Gabi explains how different it has been for both of her children.
Gianna recalls an experience that crafted her strength was a time when she was little and had a fit in the middle of the floor of a grocery store and her mom laid down right next to her and started screaming. Gianna recalls this being the moment she realized it that if her mom doesn't care what other people think than she shouldn't either.
As a mom with adult children or a single mother you will feel every bit of this open episode between mother and daughter.
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Growing Up Together With My Adult Daughter Gianna
The Struggles, Joys, and Beauty of Parenting
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