Moms raising kids from prison 

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“Mom guess how old i am” THIS BROKE MY HEART INTO PIECES No child has to pay for their parents actions

Wow, they may have made mistakes but they’re good mothers. They still try and make an effort and build relationship despite what happened

When the little girl asked her “ mommy guess how old I am “ that broke my heart 😞

When she said “my daughter don’t love me no more”... that made me so emotional. They’re human just like us, just made the wrong choices in life. But she feels that guilt, and hopefully that’s enough to make her do the right things once she is out.

When that little boy cried *I felt that*

Damn. This is so deep...

these women are gone less than a year, imagine the women, the mothers, who are gone for 5-20 for DRUG CHARGES. i've been locked up and black women get much harsher charges than us white women.

the baby crying and asking to stay make me cry... i feel so bad for them all

Omg hearing the little boy cry made ME cry and i almost never cry! I felt so sad. 😔 Like if you felt it too 😔

This is my mom and we have been reunited and she is still sober and we live with her at her treatment facility!! I'm so proud of her! I love you Mom!!!

The first mom when she started crying that made me feel sad and made me realize how lucky i am to have a mom seeing how most of the moms of other kids are in jail😔😢

I hope shr gets out of jail and start a new life with them

I love that they have a program like this.

That last woman seems SO smart. I'm so glad that she was able to stay in school. She's gonna do good things!!

When the oldest daughter just ignored the mum it just made me sad because I think she just understands and has dealt with it longer than the others.

What broke my heart was not the little boy crying but rather the oldest sister trying to stay strong for her younger siblings despite being also young (8 years old!!)

When the kids left and the mother got emotional i gotta admit i got emotional aswell. Bless this family because they are wonderful and in grief

"I want you to stay here but you cant stay here" *9:12*

Hearing the little boy cry made me cry 😖😫😩

"I want to stay here then *he cries*"That will break my heart 😟😭 And "Mom guess how old I am "😟😭that broke my heart in pieces if my daughter said that I cried 😭😭

What hit me the hardest was when the little girl asked her mother to guess how old she was. Usually that's a question you ask a stranger who isn't in your life that much to know things like your birthday. But even at her young age, you expect your mom to know how old you are. So the fact she thought her own mom didn't know is heartbreaking. Brought me to tears.

Who else thought it was the kids who were in prison

Here’s my story; *May 27, 2018 my cousin Meagan died 💔 she had a twin name Reagan, Reagan had 2 kids & Meagan had 8 kids, those 10 kids were so hurt 😭 now every day 8 kids have to wake up and see their mother reflection knowing their mom is dead 💔!* *June 3,2018 was Meagan funeral, 8 kids watched their mom be buried and 2 kids watch their mom reflection be buried and Reagan watched her Identical twin sister be buried* *i lost 10 family members in 2018 💔 yeah it hurts but if I was to ever loose my mom I wouldn’t know what to do because it would hurt so much and I don’t have a dad 😖* *thanks for reading this 👏🏽❤️🙏🏽* *i cried watching this*

Awww that was sooo sad when the kid wanted to stay “I want to stay *start’s crying*” that will break a lot of hearts

“I was an- I am an alcoholic.” Ooh no. that hurt 😢

We need more rehabilitation systems , less sentences that lock you up. Adults who make bad decisions were often a child abused . Why repeat the cycle . Give children they're parents & a system to help heal parents .

Just hearing the little boy cry broke my heart

8:17 A Girl Kid : *Imma save ma mom from jail with this Uno revesre card.* *UNO REVESRE CARD*

This was 27mins?? Felt like 10. Incredible video... Really made me think..

My mom went away for 2 years and she came home febuary 6 i was so happy

Watching the mom play with her kids like that and keeping herself together until they left made me cry. It's so sad that something as.. simple as drinking.. could change your life do much.

Im watching this because I miss my mom and I don't know when's she is gonna get out of jail it's been 3 months already next month is my birthday and I'm gonna be turning 13 and since all of this virus stuff happened they hold my mom's court date much longer and I just miss her because I have to stay at her friends house and that's because I have been almost homeless 2 times Mothers day is tomorrow and I just wish my mom was with me..I bought her a galaxy rose even though she is in jail... Love you mom.

My heart sunk when i heard the boy crying after leaving his mom. My dad used to not be around that much.. And my mom was suffering mental issues and I know how that feeling feels..

“guess how old i am?” “i know i missed your 8th birthday, i’m sorry” y’all i felt that hard 😔

I actually went through this growing up. My mom was back and forth in prison all my life for drugs and prostitution. What's worse is I still don't know who my dad is and I am 23 now. When it was said that daughters need their mothers I started crying because me growing up without my mother hurts. I actually felt like she didn't love me and that is why she kept doing drugs and selling her body. At least these mothers want to change. I hope these ladies do what they have to keep their kids. It would be a terrible feeling knowing that your kids are all grown up and still want to know why you don't love them any more. :'(

“Of course you’re into advocacy....nobody ever advocated for you.” Chills....my inner child feels that. She was so eloquent.

She has a really great bond with her children, this whole thing made me sad

*When they started crying on their moms shoulder* Me: *starts bawling my eyes out*

When the little boy said “I want to stay her mommy” that touched my soul😭❤️

I was 3 years old when my mum was taken to jail, I'm 20 now and she's still inside. Watching this has brought back so many memories from when I was too young to understand, just like these kids

This is heartbreaking, but such a needed video. Thank you for making it.

Okay Beme delivering another banger, keep it coming guys 🙌

When she started crying 😢 is started feeling her pain 😞💔

When the kids left the boy was crying, made me almost tear up. The bond between the mother and the boy is inseparable, hopefully when she gets out she will become the mother that she never had and give the children the best childhood they could ever ask for

"These mom's have children under the age of 18." I'm pretty sure that 18 is an adult so all children are under 18, but I could be wrong

Here's my story. Starts off on my oldest biological sister Michelle. When she was born she was addicted to meth, heroin and various other drugs. Of course that means drugs were being used/injected while Michelle was in mama's stomach. She made it out safe of her mom, then here comes Jessica, my biological sister who is older then me but younger then Michelle. She was also born addicted to drugs, same drugs as Michelle was addicted to. Michelle raised Jessica for about 5 years. And during that time Michelle taught herself how to change a diaper, how to clean up, how to make simple stuff to eat, how to take baths (using water/hose). You have to realize this lasted all the way up until Michelle was 5 years old. Jessica was maybe 1 years old, just now turning 1 years old. Then I along, addicted to meth, heroin and various drugs. My heart stopped when I was born about 3 times, doctors saved me everytime. Amen to that. I was born blue, because of the drugs that were in my body upon birth. Here comes National Adoption Month. My biological Aunt Ellie told the parents I have now about us. I was 30 days old, when I was finally adopted out. My biological mom never held me. She wasn't allowed to, after Aunt Ellie knew that I was going to be the moms 3rd baby. CPS finally took Michelle & Jessica away. Foster home.. My parents were allowed to adopt us wayy before the usual time it takes to adopt a kid, background screening, id, records, trainings, cpr, first aid etc. I was bullied up to 5th grade about being adopted which I now look back notice how stupid those kids actually sound. They're "making fun" of me for something wonderful. I was given a chance. So it's wonderful that God put this oppurtunity into my parents hands. So I know what it feels to be raised without your parents... and barely seeing them if ever seeing them. God bless you all and thank you for reading this if you did! 👀💗

I’m so happy some of them can still see there kids! 😍

When that little boy was crying i started crying😭

When the little boy started crying that really hurt me :(

I’m crying.......... 😭 that little boy crying made me sobbing into tears bro 😭

7:15 that guard was so great with the kids. She made getting wanded into a game which was awesome. The kids have gone through enough and that probably made it a bit easier.

When the little boy was crying and his mom was crying I felt that😞 that’s so deep it’s crazy

I'm only 15 but I'm already thinking about the future of my future kids,I want to be the best mom they can have and give them the best life they will deserve. To all you please think about their life before doing something risky. Ruining their life for your satisfaction ain't cool

YA’LL TRYNA MAKE ME CRY???

I could never... My daughter would break my heart crying like that 😢😢😩👸

I really hope she gets it together for the sake of her kids. **prayersandblessings**

....But how these inmates eyebrows on fleek. Who cutting and shaping them so :)

As a mother this video touched my heart I couldn't stop crying 🙏

Something is wrong with me because I didn't cry at all but I did after because I was thinking bout my dad he drinks but he's trying to quit thank god😢🙏

Who else Read it Wrong I read Mom Raise kids while they in prison Well I didn’t read it like that I thought it like that

You can really see how hard she’s trying to be back to her normal self when she’s around kids like the comfort of being around them,it must be hard for her not being around her children 24/7, when her baby started crying god bless him☹️

this is really eye opening and amazingly done. thanks for this! much love to these mothers still taking care of their kids. real responsibility right there.

I'm glad these classes are available for these women, hope they all choose their kids over going back to crime again 💗 no hate at all..

hey yall

Jeesoo, btw, gives me really good notes on my scripts before we record them. Cool that she's now contributing to channel.

It’s so amazing that prisoners have the opportunity to see their children. I started to tear up when that sweet baby boy was saying that he wanted to stay. I hope that the woman in this video carry on in life with a positive outlook. ☺️

He broke down so slowly knowing he had to cope with the same separation he always does. His eyes looked so empty when she said I want you to stay too :( it hurts man.

This is so well written and produced. All the moms deserve better than they have right now you can tell they love there kids

This is a great idea. It could help them stay out. They should have this for all willing parents moms and dads. A lot have no guidance

This was incredible, I can't believe more people haven't seen this.

When the little boy and mom started crying I started crying 😢

This was such a beautiful video. I was on the verge of tears many times. They are such great mothers and they motivate me to be the same if I ever have children. Im so happy that I clicked on this video, it really gives you perspective.

This was great. Thank you for sharing!

In love with this so much you can see the joy and pain in the mother’s eyes and how the children were so happy to see there mother you can see the pain she’s going through I hope she gets through it all to get to her babies

The first mom story rly made me cry especially. Knowing how hard it is to leave your mom from a supervised visits because I had supervised visits with my mom (no thru a jail tho just thought I would add) but it is still rlly hard because you love your mom so much and when they say it’s time to leave it breaks your heart especially being a lil girl and always wondering if your mom is ok and trying to stay strong cause you don’t want her to cry but I’m glad I get to live with my mom now -there is more but it’s a long story -just thought I would add

This is just so beautiful and warm. My dad was in prison for 3 years where we couldn't see him and 2 years in jail where we could visit. I know where those kids come from. It is even worse. People stay so much longer than my dad did and I am so grateful. God bless everyone reading this and bless that family

loved this.. honestly almost brought me to tears!

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing this, Jesoo!! I hope Taliah & her family all the best in the future. Her children are adorable and their mama looks & sounds so healthy. I hope she keeps up all of her good work. Sober & clean for almost 4 years, it can be done! 🙏🏼

My heart breaks for the children! On the other hand, the program is greatly needed. I hope all the women get there lives together and never go through this again.

I feel so deeply for the mothers and children having to go through these heart aching situations and having to see their mom in that facility. Since the video started I haven’t stopped crying, Taliah’s kids really love her and you can definitely see that and you can tell the rooms lights up when they are together. She is a wonderful mother that made a bad decision and she admits that upfront. She’s ashamed but she takes full responsibility and it’s prevalent. Much love going to her and her kids. ❤❤❤❤❤

God bless these children and their mothers🙏 I can’t imagine what it feels like to be locked behind bars and away from your child. The pain would be too much for me. Lots of blessing to each and every one of you💕

I wish Taliyah would not have told her son he hurt her feelings. This has the potential to make him feel guilty, that is, make him feel he did something wrong. All he is doing is reacting to a situation that was thrust upon him by his mom. I am sure he loves her unconditionally as children do.

Thank you Minnesota and dula program for helping these mommies and these beautiful babies

i admire how strong this women is..she’s a great example she stayed strong in front of her kids i can really feel how she feels i wanna hug that women.💘

When the baby boy cry and hug....oh Lord that hurt my heart too...bless them my Lord.

I cried when her youngest kid wanted to stay with her

I literally can relate so much to this because I haven’t seen my dad in a year and a half it feels so heart breaking to see these kids go through the things that i am going through .

Oh my god I'm literally crying it's soooo emotional

This was sad, and informative....Thanks😊

These poor people 😭 these women need help, not locking them up and traumatizing families. Just creating more trauma. They should be able to see their kids in person way more, it's so important for them to keep their bond strong. I cried so much when the first ladies kids had to leave her 💔

Watching this just made me so much more appreciative of my mom and dad 💖

Omg the video made my heart melt

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the first lady’s son lowkey looks like xxxtentacion when he was a baby

That broke my heart the mom tells her she loves her and the lil girl just says okay that hurts me too

I'm so blessed I can't imagine what those kids have to go through

This was a fantastic video, thank you for making it.

Subscribed.. this is so heartbreaking, I feel for the children going thru this 🥺

once I saw that book “goodnight moon”, it brought back so many memories. My mom would read it to me every night and I remember how happy I was. I loved that book. My family is ok btw! Nothing happened, everything is fine. It’s just I feel so happy for that little boy, getting to feel the same way I did. All these mothers are trying to grow, and you see that. I swear I cried throughout the whole video. These children are so lucky these mothers are trying to grow and care so much for their children, to change and get better.