I did what I had to do to survive, to protect my child. - Vernita Green

"I did what I had to do to survive, to protect my child."

Vernita Green Courage

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"I've got a daughter. She's four years old. She don't even know who I am."

"You can't just show up after all these years and expect everything to be okay."

"I made my choice a long time ago, and I have to live with it."

"Motherhood changes you. It makes you stronger in ways you never expected."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."