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My American Hero - More Than Just Books
30 Plays8 months ago
Lexie explains how her mother and the local library kickstarted her career.
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Introduction and Gratitude
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Welcome to My American Hero. Here is Lexi Peach Pie Morris expressing gratitude for her mother.
The Library's Role in Their Lives
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The library is going to change your life, my mother once said. I assumed she wanted me to read books, but she had a different idea.
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One Sunday afternoon, she took me to the San Luis Obispo Public Library because they offered free showers.
Speculations about Social Services
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We didn't have a place to live back then, and my mom wanted me to have a decent chance of making a good impression.
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An impression on who, I wondered. Was she going to turn me over to social services? Was she trying to get me accepted into boarding school? Thankfully, it was neither of those.
Streetwalking: A Mother's Influence
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She just wanted me to clean up a little so I could join the oldest profession in the world.
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Little did I know how much I'd love that job.
Life Lessons and Heroic Mother
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I've made my life as a streetwalker, and I have my mother to thank for it. To my beautiful mother, you taught me so much, and you are my American hero.
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