How different would it have been had we known the whole truth? One Queen of Truth and one Iron Butterfly. Two remarkable women who had an astounding effect on their daughters.
My first guest has a bit of a puzzle to try and solve regarding her mom. Feature film Production Supervisor, Peggy Robinson's mom was a New York City foundling but Peg didn't find out till much later in life. So, do you try and piece things together or do you 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' and move on? Very wise words that sure came in handy later on.
Having your Doctoral degree and then writing a book about Aliens, what? It's a journey that my next guest, Dr. Bridget Brown shares with us. Her mom never attended college but her daughter sure did -receiving her doctorate in American Studies. "Loved spending time with her children", her mother's favorite thing to do and such an important one at that.