{"product_id":"2940158556388","title":"Momma I Should Have Listened","description":"Never has society focused on a mother's life after her child has been incarcerated until now. In\u003cbr\u003ethis heart-wrenching memoir, Tosha shares a highly-detailed journey of how she propelled\u003cbr\u003ethrough the physical and mental exhaustion of dealing with a dying mother and a prodigal son.\u003cbr\u003eShe spent endless hours fighting to keep her oldest son, BJ, out of the realm of juvenile\u003cbr\u003edelinquency. However, his continued disobedience and criminal conduct resulted in a harsh\u003cbr\u003eprison sentencing. Now faced with a huge internal conflict between unconditional love and\u003cbr\u003eunconditional acceptance, Tosha realized that she could no longer help her son; she now had to\u003cbr\u003etruly employ her own mother's practices of tough love. Countless times, she saved him from\u003cbr\u003etouching the burning flame; however, he still had an unrelenting thirst that could only be\u003cbr\u003equenched by getting burned. This time, the burn was unimaginable. He left her broken in grief to\u003cbr\u003ebe with his father and live the dream of being \"free.\" This dream quickly turned into a nightmare\u003cbr\u003ethat would last for forty years. Her worst nightmare had come true, and all the remorse,\u003cbr\u003eembarrassment, and regret crashed upon her at once. Despite dealing with depression and\u003cbr\u003edelusion, she was persistent in her personal fight and in supporting a household with hopes that\u003cbr\u003eher story would resonate with other parents dealing with a child entrapped in the fantasy life of\u003cbr\u003ethe streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs tough as this battle was, it only intensified. Even though only one member of the family was\u003cbr\u003eincarcerated, the whole family was mentally enslaved as of a result. In a series of poems and\u003cbr\u003eletters, Blake and Tosha express their confusion and desolation throughout their experience\u003cbr\u003edealing with an unjust justice system. Heartfelt correspondence between this mother and son\u003cbr\u003ecommunicate their acknowledgment for their faults, yet triumphs, that contributed to their\u003cbr\u003ejourney with aspirations to be a wind of encouragement for families that are suffering the same\u003cbr\u003efate.","brand":"Tosha Smith Mills","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174172705008,"sku":"2940158556388","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158556388_p0.jpg?v=1764116259","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158556388","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}