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UnFictional

Kirsten Wasson

Then… in many ways, a mother makes us what we are. It's the ideal mom that makes us a better person, even when she's not around. As storyteller Kirsten Wasson flies to go visit her mom, she thinks about all the things her mother has given to her, and how much she can take with her when mom is gone.

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By Bob Carlson • May 8, 2015 • 1 min read

Then… in many ways, a mother makes us what we are. It's the ideal mom that makes us a better person, even when she's not around. As storyteller Kirsten Wasson flies to go visit her mom, she thinks about all the things her mother has given to her, and how much she can take with her when mom is gone.

Kirsten Wasson is a writer and teacher, and recent transplant to Los Angeles.

Kirsten and her mother

Photo courtesy Kirsten Wasson

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    Bob Carlson

    host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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    Bob Carlson

    host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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