Restorative JusticeVol. 2, Issue 2
My Mother, My Aunt, My Foundation
What is family? Well, for me, family is my mother (Annette Jackson) and my aunt (Darlene English).
Any time I am at my lowest points, they are there to pull me back up. In my weak moments, they pour strength into me. Since my birth, they’ve sacrificed meals so I wouldn’t go hungry.


They went without clothes, coats, and boots so I could be warm. Because of my mother’s and aunt’s sacrifice, support, and unconditional love, I have been able to overcome many of life’s shortcomings.
Family is the two women responsible for the man I am today.
- Writer
- Jason “Jay-Row” Samuels
- First published
- Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 2025 · p. 78
- Original edition
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