Mom on a mission: Determined single parent focuses on stability ...

"He kicked me out of his truck on I-5 outside Redding," said Tyson, 36, of her boyfriend at the time. "I still remember all I had on was a bathing suit and a cover up. I didn’t even have my purse." She was four months pregnant with Robert at the time, and her then-1-year-old daughter, Brook, was still in the truck. That was almost 18 months ago. And while Tyson’s life has been chaotic — to say the least — she is getting back on her feet and doing well. Robert is now 1, and Tyson has a furnished apartment, a part-time job and full custody of the two children. What she doesn’t have is enough money to buy Christmas presents for her children. .

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