Sharon Waldrop, Author at NextTribe

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3 min July 21, 2021Author: Sharon Waldrop

Sweet Child O’ Mine: How My Son Won My Heart through Guns N’ Roses

When she became a mom, Sharon Waldrop let go of her passion for rock-n-roll. Then, 25 years later, her college-aged son gave her the most liberating gif...

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