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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

    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Mothers Day 2015
    1. 1:07Dylan Brody
    2. 6:49Margot Leitman
    3. 15:16Kirsten WassonYou’re reading this
    4. 23:56Bob Carlson
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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Mothers Day 2015
    1. 1:07Dylan Brody
    2. 6:49Margot Leitman
    3. 15:16Kirsten WassonYou’re reading this
    4. 23:56Bob Carlson
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