I was fortunate enough to have my kids early, so being a mom always ended up being a better gig than these other parts that came along. So I always justified not really working a lot because I had a family.

On my mom's side I'm Mexican, and my dad is a white dude.

When you have lost people like I lost my birth mom at a young age and you remember the whole process of losing her, you want to grab on to something that makes you whole.

I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents.

At first I could not believe what I was reading. I got up from my seat and walked away, talking to myself that I may have found my mom.