1.0Real Life Stories, Books and Self Helphttps://www.chistell.com/africanamericanfictionadminhttps://www.chistell.com/africanamericanfiction/author/admin-2/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EP75ZmDwjx"><a href="https://www.chistell.com/africanamericanfiction/growing-up-a-motherless-child/">Growing Up A Motherless Child</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.chistell.com/africanamericanfiction/growing-up-a-motherless-child/embed/#?secret=EP75ZmDwjx" width="600" height="338" title="“Growing Up A Motherless Child” — Real Life Stories, Books and Self Help" data-secret="EP75ZmDwjx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.chistell.com/africanamericanfiction/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Growing up a motherless child leaves a lasting imprint. It doesn't matter how or why your mother left. Lose your mother and you just lost an entire half of the coupling that helped to bring you into physical being. Even if you are emotionally or psychologically detached, the loss of your mother will leave a lasting and powerful impact on you. How do I know? My mother exited this world before I turned eight years old.https://www.chistell.com/africanamericanfiction/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/choose-love-over-fear-night-candle.jpe