“I’ve always wanted to do everything for them,” Tanya said.
She signed daughters Jessie, 10, and Cassie, 7, up for swimming, ballet, and hip-hop, and took them to a reading program at the library each summer. Even after she gave birth to baby Lola while in an abusive relationship with Lola’s father, who was later incarcerated for domestic violence, Tanya still wanted the best for her girls. She hoped Lola’s father would change, so they could be together again when he was released.