Poor Magazine/PNN

�Mommy, why did you choose your boyfriend over me?

Carmi Johnson's second book with POOR Press is written from the point of view of abandoned children addressing their mothers.

INTRODUCTION by Carmi Johnson

You Have To Learn To Follow�Before You Can Lead Mothers come under the most criticism for abandoning their Children. Others complain that having children does not come with a "Set of Instructions". Fears caused by a parent leaving or abandoning the Child(ren) with one parent, can have a mental or physical effect on a child(ren) advancing in daily life. The primary concern for the Child(ren) are at risk. The importance of having a Mother in their lives is as vital as water is to our bodies. As mothers, we should focus more on preparing our child for College, Graduating from High School, Finance (Saving money in particular), Love, Relationships, and Survival itself. Why some Mothers leave their Child(ren) in Cars, with Strangers, Neighbors, in Malls, Hospitals, on Door Steps, in Dumpsters, in Garbage Bags, under the Direction of Child Protective Services (CPS), Orphanages, or with Relatives is yet to be determined. There is a "Series of Steps" a Mother can achieve in order to have "Custody" of their child(ren) if Drugs are a factor in the Mother�s life. By many accounts, the Child(ren) have been deliberately overlooked. If writing this book is helpful in anyway to a Child(ren) or Young Adult in communicating with their parent, I am grateful. Whatever what we are experiencing in life as adults, nothing prepares us for having children. Hear what is being said.

Contents

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POOR Press ORDER FORM

POOR Press Publications

S�Language

POOR Press Book release party 2003 !

The Houzin' Project

SurVeiLLance

The POOR Nation

The Poverty Hero

A Word from our Sponsors

Black Disabled Man with a Big Mouth and High IQ

paradise ventures

POOR Magazine Volume #4 MOTHERS

RESISTANCE

SNAG Seventh Native American Generation

The Po' Cats Adventure Series

The Po' Poets CD Volume 1

Thru the Eyes of a Child

A Word from our Sponsors

Ask Joe, Holding up the Sky

Citizens, Civilians Over Corruption:Savagely Removed Occupant (S.R.O)

�Mommy, why did you choose your boyfriend over me?

A Word from our Sponsors

Ask Joe, Holding up the Sky

Disconnected

Dream Owls

El Viaje de Una Madre Immigrante

Muteado

My Life X 4

Oji Volume 1

Paradise Ventures Vol. 2

Reflections of Unknown Artists

Selected Wordz

Spittin' Flames

System Bitch

The Scholarship of Poverty

Wasted Waters

Why Can't We Play in Our Own Backyard?