Episode 347: Love Becomes Purpose - Adrienne's Sissy

Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom · May 7, 2026 · 58m

Parent. Sister. Friend.

That was the order Andrea established with her little sister Adrienne when Adrienne was just nine years old, fresh into a new life in Los Angeles after their mother signed over custody on the day after Christmas. Andrea was twenty-two. She had not planned any of this. But she looked at her little sister and she knew.

And so she laid it out simply: I have to be your parent first, then your sister, and one day when you grow up, I really hope I'm your friend.

Adrienne understood. She had a painting made for Andrea's office wall. It said: Parent, Sister, Friend.

That…