Mom didn’t tell her daughter about their money situation. Some of you think that was wrong of them to keep it from her. You want to destroy a beautiful moment between mother and daughter? She’s a child. She doesn’t need to be taking on the burden AND stigma that goes along with having to live with little. I wasn’t afforded the luxuries in life or store bought clothes. I grew up feeling less than everyone else. Instead I found what I desired and my Mom recreated it as my parents could afford. When I was helping plan my 20th class reunion, I found out from those girls who grew up with money that they had always loved my clothes. It was then that I learned to truly appreciate what my Mom did for me all those years. She did become a professional seamstress, sewing for the richest ladies in ATL and I had been her practice board all those years.