"They looked at my ocean, lived my dream. My mother’s other daughter was the me that I wished I could be." Personal essay written by Nicole Johnson. Read by Lisa Brandt.

"They looked at my ocean, lived my dream. My mother’s other daughter was the me that I wished I could be." Personal essay written by Nicole Johnson. Read by Lisa Brandt.

"They looked at my ocean, lived my dream. My mother’s other daughter was the me that I wished I could be." Personal essay written by Nicole Johnson. Read by Lisa Brandt.&nbsp;

Sneakers, California Sun and My Mother’s Other Daughter

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