In São Luís, MA, Romeo, 17, says he is "the man of the house" and admits to being jealous of his mother, Carla, when she brings boyfriends to visit. She tries to combat the macho influence of her ex-husband's family by teaching the ...See moreIn São Luís, MA, Romeo, 17, says he is "the man of the house" and admits to being jealous of his mother, Carla, when she brings boyfriends to visit. She tries to combat the macho influence of her ex-husband's family by teaching the children to take on household chores. In Rio de Janeiro, Brenno, 20, likes to admit that he is similar to his mother, who raised him. Francine, who became pregnant at 15, took on the role of "father and mother" to Brenno without problems. "We are healing past traumas that we didn't even know existed," she says.
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