This story was originally published by The Intersection.
It had been just a few months since Emily Miranda turned 18 and she was trying to find a place to live with her then 2-year-old son. She had been living with her mother at the time, working and covering household bills.
“When I was living with my mom, I was paying all the bills by myself,” Miranda said. “She wasn’t working. She was making it very difficult for me. She didn’t take care of my son, and when I needed her to, she would charge me.”…