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Robin's boyfriend Timmy considers himself the father of her son, even though he is not. Timmy helped with Jerrell while robin was in jail, and again now that she is back in school.

Each sister has her own of color portraits of each other and each other's kids. Sometimes the cousins are photographed together, as though they were brothers and sisters.

Evelyn teaches Tina's son Daniyall about childbirth. Getting pregnant for her was an accident, and the father of her baby has little interest in being a dad. But, she says, 'we can deal with it. '

Evelyn, the youngest Coleman, shows off her baby-to-be. Unlike her older sisters, Evelyn wants a husband. She says, 'I just want to be married. If I ever had a baby, that's how I wanted it to be. But it didn't happen like that … the only father…

Robin keeps to herself. Nonetheless, she stays within arms reach of her sisters. During hard times most. Robin packs her things on the night she leaves for Boone County Jail after being arrested for shoplifting. She includes a picture of her son,…

Days with Shana can be long, from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m., five days a week.

Tina, the oldest sister, has been the family babysitter since she was a young girl. When her parents separated, her mother ws forced to go to work. She says,'So, I was (thr kids' ) mother. I had to give 'em a bath at night. And I'd get up in the…

The Coleman sisters often congregate on Tina's front porch, which she built herself. Tina says 'Everybody's got a family if they want to stick together. Some families don't want to stick by each other. We take care of one another.'

A rider passes the Sumpter Street stop expressionless on his way to wherever.

Robert Snow waits on the bus as Jesse Davenport walks under the parking garage from his bus ride.