Richard R RamosRichard R. Ramos. Founder of Parents on a Mission,Youth on a Mission, and Latino Coalition for Community Leadership

Single Mom Strength How Jacqueline's Mom Inspired Her to Keep Going

21 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this interview segment, host Richard R. Ramos asks Jacqueline about the inner drive that helped her persevere through the challenges of single parenting and divorce. He probes what encouragement she can offer to other parents in similar situations and whether her mother's influence played a role in her resilience. Jacqueline responds by inviting deeper questions, indicating openness to discuss her experiences and the factors that contributed to her continued forward momentum.

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Number one, um, maybe a word to the parents out there whose kids— maybe they, they, they— we have a lot of people that are divorced, single parents, blended families. Um, what was it about when you left, um, kept you, you know, on the road? On the— I'm like you said, you may maybe made some mistakes, but What, what kind of encouragement can parents have when their kids kind of— things happen, but yet you continue to move forward? What, what was it about— how did that happen? What, what was it about you? What was in you? Was it something your mom instilled in you, or what would you attribute your success to overcoming all these, uh, these— you very— went through that very quickly, but all of those—
yeah, I didn't really know what I could expound upon, or you know what I'm saying, or like I just didn't want— so feel free to ask me any questions if you want to dissect any part of what I spoke about. I'm happy to discuss that. I'll allow you to lead that.
I think a lot of parents that are listening