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A raw and poignant memoir of a daughter’s journey from a difficult upbringing in rural Alabama to a fulfilling life as a wife and mother with a successful career far beyond the limitations of her upbringing, Mildred J Mills describes unimaginable highs like becoming a fashion model, beauty pageant winner, and corporate American executive, and devastating lows like the horror of gang rape as she simultaneously conveys deep love and respect for most of those who hurt her.

My Cotton Patch Moment is a motivational, comedic podcast that is about listening to your inner voice and knowing when to change directions. It's about believing that no matter the circumstances we are born into, we are not stuck there. We can determine our destiny if we are willing to work for it. My name is Mildred J. Mills. I am a writer, motivational speaker, wife, mother, grandma, and the third of seventeen children. I was born and raised on a sixty-acre cotton farm in Wetumpka, Alabama. Join me on this journey of self-discovery and reflection and hopefully, you will share with me some of...