Getting to Know Your Mom as a Person, with Renita Parker Mobley

Tell Me About Your Mother by Critical Frequency

Jan 18, 201836:06Kids & family

When Renita Parker Mobley heard comedian Sasheer Zamata interviewing her mom on This American Life last year it suddenly made her realize: she'd spent years mad at her mom for leaving her dad and kicking off a messy divo...

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