Just Mothers

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Daiana (left) and Stefi at Stefi's house in Monte Chingolo, Lanús, Province of Buenos Aires. © Sarah Pabst
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Dai and Maite, her daughter. © Sarah Pabst
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Dai, Maite, Mia and Stefi at the zoo in Palermo, Buenos Aires. It was the first time Dai has ever been to a zoo in her life. © Sarah Pabst
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Stefi writes a message while Mia is sleeping. © Sarah Pabst
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Maite with a doll during a visit with her mother at Stefi's place. © Sarah Pabst
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Dia and Maite moved to another place next to Daiana's father's house in Florencio Varela. © Sarah Pabst
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Stefi hugs Mia. © Sarah Pabst
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Stefi at the Bachillerato Popular Roca Negra, a nongovernmental school where she finishes her education. She wants to study afterwards and provide a better life for her daughter.  © Sarah Pabst
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Stefi, Dai's halfsister Marianela, Maite and Mia at Daiana's old place in Monte Chingolo. © Sarah Pabst
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Daiana's old place in Monte Chingolo.  © Sarah Pabst
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Sometimes love finds its way again into the life of the girls. Dai and Fernando.  © Sarah Pabst
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Dai and Maite before moving to Florencio Varela at their old place. They shared a small building with other families. Dai was worried about security issues for her daughter. Crime and violence belong to the daily life of Monte Chingolo. © Sarah Pabst
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Dai smokes a cigarette before a trial. She was innocently accused of attempted murder while she was actually the victim. She spent three month in jail without her daughter before the trial even started where she was beaten up several times. The judges declared her innocent and the two sisters who accused her are to be judged because of false testimony.  © Sarah Pabst
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Stefi and Dai take a selfie at a diner. © Sarah Pabst
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Dai and her ex-boyfriend and father of Maite hold a baby of a neighbor while Maite gets jealous. © Sarah Pabst
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Dai holds up Maite in their new small house in Florencio Varela. It's the first time they have a place for themselves and a garden, so there's no more danger of big streets nearby.  © Sarah Pabst
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Stefi smokes a cigarette on the street in Monte Chingolo, while Maite and Mia play together. © Sarah Pabst
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Dai's sister Mika comforts her before the trial for attempted homicide. If she had been declared guilty, she would have gone to jail for up to 15 years. She was declared innocent and the sisters who accused her are to be judged for false testimony. Dai spend three month while actually being the victim in jail in Batan, Province of Buenos Aires. © Sarah Pabst
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Stefi and Dai laugh at Mia's first birthday party. © Sarah Pabst
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Stefi takes a break while cooking and let's the sun comfort her face in Monte Chingolo, Lanús, Province of Buenos Aires. © Sarah Pabst
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