This Thing Called Life
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Akarri Brooks is a young mother of two teenage children, who works for the FBI as a criminologist and is trying to start dating again. Her children's father, Keith comes back into her life and tries to make everything perfect again while she is trying to fix her life. She is having a hard time balancing work, her kids' behavior and extracurricular activities, trying to co-parent the right way and fix herself. Follow her on this journey as she grows and lives this thing called life.
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