Episode 4: Jackie
Jackie is a communications technology teacher at a high school in Stoney Creek, Ontario. Her son, Peter, was arrested for attempted murder when his daughter, Lyla, was only a few months old. Jackie explains the struggles of taking care of her son when facing every systemic and logistic barrier.
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Episode 1: Yvonne
May 18, 2017 • 16:28
“I was worried, at 77, that I would never see my son again. I figured I would be going to my grave and not see him no more.”
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Episode 2: Dinny
May 18, 2017 • 23:51
“The depth of the sorrow you feel when your child has done something very wrong— I mean, it’s not a little thing, it’s not like he’s taken someone’s pail in […]
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Episode 3: Rebecca
May 18, 2017 • 23:47
“When you were younger I could always stand in front of you and protect you. I may not be able to protect you anymore because you're an adult, but I'm not going anywhere.”
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Episode 4: Jackie
May 18, 2017 • 26:43
“It seemed he would disappear inside himself. I just put it down to, 19-years-old, baby, no job, living with your parents. I didn’t realize there was other things happening up there. I had no idea.”
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Episode 5: Wendy
May 18, 2017 • 25:45
“He had the perfect life. I thought everything was perfect. How could he do this?”
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Episode 6: Farhat
May 18, 2017 • 23:51
“It's like a dream-- it's like a nightmare. It was behind glass, he came in that orange suit..."