Indledning
A life with a mother in prison affects Victory Barnes childhood. In this short story “Missing” written by Amina Henry, we follow a girl and her life story with a mother who is in prison.
It is unusual that one’s mother has been in prison since one’s birth. But in this situation, she lives at home with her grandmother and can visit her mother limited in prison.
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Uddrag
My father was a heroin addict, too, but he's dead now. I was born addicted to the junk, and sometimes, deep down, I feel like I'll always be a heroin addict, always have a gaping hole inside needing to be filled.
Sometimes I hurt so bad, feel so empty, and I just want something, anything to fill me up or make me forget”
“I remember the first time I realized that the woman behind the bars was my mother, really believed it. Before that I had sort of thought that grandma was my mother.”
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