eventually dropped out of school. for a while she tried to support herself and angelica with a series of minimum wage jobs, but couldn't make ends meet. after three years, angelica was sent to live with dan's mother who lived nearby and michelle took to living with a series of people she called friends. but 2002 the wear and tear is written all over her face. that september angelica celebrated her sixth birthday. michelle had just turned 20, a milestone that was not lost on mother or child. >> mommy's not a grown up anymore -- i mean teenager anymore. >> never was. >> no. in a sense, michelle never was a teenager. and now on the cusp of young adult hood, michelle looked gaunt. her face bore the cut of sores that suggested she'd been hitting the crack pipe.