When my mother and grandmother told the story of our births, it was mostly of how Caroline had refused to breathe.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

My mother was a teacher. My father had planned to become a big business man, but he became a social worker instead.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

She was a real lady my mother, she had come to teach in the island school and fell in love with my father.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

I remember my father drove a bus and my mother was a waitress, and so we often didn't get to have Thanksgiving together.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

"When my mother was expecting me, she was expecting a boy to come along in January.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

my mother said to me now, "but all we will miss you,your father and I."

VOA: special.2009.02.14

It was always a day that my mother did all the cooking. And we had turkey and I got to chop the vegetables for the dressing.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

Since my mother was busy teaching school, somebody had to take care of me.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

When she showed the letter to her mother,my grandmother, looked at her and said, 'You're not going anywhere.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

"I'd have to say my mother was one of the most instrumental people in my life."

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

"Just don't listen. My mother beat it into our heads to be original.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

"As a mother my heart went out to all of them. I cannot imagine what it would feel like to know that your child was in prison, for now 100 days, with very little contact between you and them.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

"So I did do something about it go home and lock myself in my garage, in my recording studio, and not going to come out until I sound so different that I make my mother happy and she knows me from anybody else.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14