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- I was at rock bottom.

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I wanted to give up on these kids.

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(gentle music)

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Hi, my name is Liz

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and I have gone through the
Development Life Skills Program

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and I am a mom of four.

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Good job.

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I was very resistant.

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I never wanted anybody
to tell me what to do,

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especially to live my own life.

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But when it came down to my kids

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that I've always wished for,

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that's something that I have
a strong willpower about.

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(bowling pins smashing)

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- Liz was an addict and
she was living in a tent

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and she found herself,
she had two little babies,

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she found herself pregnant
and she had to do something,

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so she checked herself in.

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(gentle music)

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- I got to talking to her

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and started getting more
and more comfortable

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with the fact of, yeah, I need more help.

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This is my first time doing this.

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So I'm gonna need something
to help me through this.

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- My name is Genesis Horstman

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with The Ohio State University Extension

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Development Living Skills Program.

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It's an in-home parenting

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and life skill education
program, not just parenting,

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it's cleaning your house.

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It's learning how to
balance your checkbook.

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It's keeping a budget.

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(gentle music)

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- After a while, I started
doing things by myself.

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With Genesis being my worker,
she gave me that confidence

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that I can ask and not be afraid.

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- She worked hard every step of the way,

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and she's just a wonderful woman.

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She wants to be a good
mom. She wants to learn.

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- Every day they make me happy

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and it's just when I come
home, they're my peace.