About this episode
The episode revisits two letter writers, 'Struggling' and 'Bad Mom', to see how their lives have changed since receiving advice from the Sugars.
Seventeen-year-old “Struggling” had big dreams to leave his small town, but his living situation was at risk because he couldn’t stop using drugs. A letter writer who called herself “Bad Mom” loved her children, but could no longer bear the demands of motherhood. Both desperately needed to transform their lives. In today’s update episode, we check in with some of our most memorable letter writers from previous episodes. The Sugars find out if “Struggling” was kicked out of his mother’s house, and they give “Bad Mom” a call to see if and how her views of motherhood have changed since hearing the Sugars’ advice more than two years ago. This episode was originally published on January 27th, 2018. The Sugars Recommend Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Archaic Torso of Apollo by Rainer Maria Rilke
People in this episode
Host: The Sugars
Topics covered
- transformation
- motherhood
- drug use
- personal growth
- life changes
Keywords
- transformation
- motherhood
- drug addiction
- personal stories
- life advice
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Catcher in the Rye, Archaic Torso of Apollo
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