Letters to Mom

From the murderer on death row to the soldier in Afghanistan, priest to prostitutes, housewives to home wreckers--each has a common bond. Each was born of woman.

Whether Heaven-sent or Satan's spawn, mothers leave an indelible print on the lives of children. For some, the print is a masterpiece. Carefully outlined, lovingly filled in spaces to admire. For others, a slinging of paint on a tattered canvas, careless spatters and cigarette burns.

And what happens to those left behind when that mother-link is broken?

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