S1E5: “I will not value one of them over the next. They both are my moms” x Quandra Boston

“If my mother lit me on fire, I would still want my mother…my connection to my mom cannot be broken.” – Quandra Boston/Ashley Pickens

It’s one thing to believe in theory that the mother and child bond can never be broken, but it’s another when missing links feel so deeply the chain from which they came. Since the age of 3, Quandra Boston has been asking, “Where’s my mommy?” She’s felt her presence and smelled her scent since she was a little girl and always believed that one day her mommy was coming back for her. Quandra’s own journey to motherhood led her to her first mother and another hidden woman:  Ashley Pickens – the name her birth mother gave her…and still calls her. Today, she lives within the dualities of loving two mothers and living two identities inside of one life. Whew chile! Quandra’s story is a fantastical ride through search and reunion. 

They say nothing is stronger than a mother’s love, but this story begs you to consider the possibility that nothing is stronger than an adoptee’s love for their first home. 

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