Tayana Antoine, Fenway High, 2023

Tayana Antoine writes about being the oldest sibling in a Haitian household, while her mother holds a daily job, which makes her a 'Teen Mom', figuratively if not literally.  Being the oldest sibling, the Teen Mom, she writes, is a life of sacrifice and responsibility, "like wanting to be free but you can't let go...it's losing yourself to help others find their way."  Her struggle as a Teen Mom laid her path to college and to her start-up business helping mothers-to-be.