I started a list of Black-owned businesses in Maine 6 years ago. I took it down when ICE showed up.

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Rose Barboza founded Black owned Maine in 2020

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Both of my parents died before my son was born. My grandmother ended up being my son's grandma too.

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The author's grandmother became like a grandparent to her son.

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I launched a company when my son was an infant. A year later, I quit my corporate job, and I would never go back.

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Shawn Asselin started his company when his son was an infant.

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I fled Iran and made it to the US when I was 18. I worked my way up from gas station cashier to the CEO of a billion-dollar company.

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Shirin Behzadi fled Iran and arrived in the US when she was 18.

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I taught my kids — not my husband — to ski. That is why I'm still married.

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The author taught her kids how to ski.

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My grandparents are 87 and 90 years old. They still babysit my 7 kids, and host an annual cousin sleepover every year.

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Lauren Brusie's grandparents (center) are very involved in their great-grandchildren's lives.

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I moved back to Australia after decades in the US. The culture shock stunned me

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The author moved back to Australia after living in the US for most of her life.

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I save hundreds by hosting my kids' birthday parties at home. It's worth it.

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The author celebrates her kids' birthdays with backyard parties.

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I'm an NFL mom navigating huge money and pressure. There is no guidebook, so I'm helping other parents through it.

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Twanna Harris has a son in the NFL and another who is a Division I collegiate athlete.

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I became self-employed after having kids. It was harder than corporate life.

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Katie Bullon left the corporate world after her first child was born.

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