Commuted | A Daughter Without Her Mother
Clip: Season 16 Episode 1 | 47sVideo has Closed Captions
A daughter opens up about growing up very young without her mother who was incarcerated.
Gleneisha opens up about her childhood without her mother, Danielle Metz, who was incarcerated with three life sentences when she was a young child. She also shares how faith plays an important part of her life in getting through the most difficult moments.
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Commuted | A Daughter Without Her Mother
Clip: Season 16 Episode 1 | 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Gleneisha opens up about her childhood without her mother, Danielle Metz, who was incarcerated with three life sentences when she was a young child. She also shares how faith plays an important part of her life in getting through the most difficult moments.
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I was about three years old when my mom went to prison.
(toy clacks) I never really imagined what life would be like with both of my parents home.
- (babbles) GLENEISHA HAYTER: I never really remembered anything of them being home.
In the Bible, it has, there's a scripture that said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
That, that's a really prominent scripture in my life.
So when friends or family or anybody will leave, I know He will be there.
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