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Now, she, my mom was liberal. Like, you want to smoke a joint, let's smoke a joint together. She did that. But you told me that your mom actually was using. Yeah, but it wasn't addictive. She used because we want to get high. And, okay, I'm going to get high with y'all. She was a liberal. She let us do what we wanted to do. But she was using heroin? I mean, she got high with us.
Now, she, my mom was liberal. Like, you want to smoke a joint, let's smoke a joint together. She did that. But you told me that your mom actually was using. Yeah, but it wasn't addictive. She used because we want to get high. And, okay, I'm going to get high with y'all. She was a liberal. She let us do what we wanted to do. But she was using heroin? I mean, she got high with us.
In New York, Ava had little familial support. Besides her sisters and a couple of cousins, the women were all pretty much on the same boat, you know, so everyone did the best that they could to survive. And sometimes those decisions may have been, well, a little misguided.
In New York, Ava had little familial support. Besides her sisters and a couple of cousins, the women were all pretty much on the same boat, you know, so everyone did the best that they could to survive. And sometimes those decisions may have been, well, a little misguided.
In New York, Ava had little familial support. Besides her sisters and a couple of cousins, the women were all pretty much on the same boat, you know, so everyone did the best that they could to survive. And sometimes those decisions may have been, well, a little misguided.
Mommy always said, to get him out on the street, I better do it here at home.
Mommy always said, to get him out on the street, I better do it here at home.
Mommy always said, to get him out on the street, I better do it here at home.
Suave says his mom would always say, if you're going to do it, I'd rather you do it at home with me.
Suave says his mom would always say, if you're going to do it, I'd rather you do it at home with me.
Suave says his mom would always say, if you're going to do it, I'd rather you do it at home with me.
And the thing is, she had six kids to take care of all on her own at an especially tough time in New York City in the 70s and 80s. So she did a lot of side hustles. For example, she resold beer out of her apartment.
And the thing is, she had six kids to take care of all on her own at an especially tough time in New York City in the 70s and 80s. So she did a lot of side hustles. For example, she resold beer out of her apartment.
And the thing is, she had six kids to take care of all on her own at an especially tough time in New York City in the 70s and 80s. So she did a lot of side hustles. For example, she resold beer out of her apartment.
And she sold needles for heroin users. And we're talking about the 80s. The 80s when the heroin was cheap and the needles was cheap. And she used to sell the needles for a dollar every day. Yeah. Mommy was a hustler.
And she sold needles for heroin users. And we're talking about the 80s. The 80s when the heroin was cheap and the needles was cheap. And she used to sell the needles for a dollar every day. Yeah. Mommy was a hustler.
And she sold needles for heroin users. And we're talking about the 80s. The 80s when the heroin was cheap and the needles was cheap. And she used to sell the needles for a dollar every day. Yeah. Mommy was a hustler.