The Backstory...
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Join Warrior Mom Andrea and her daughter Florentina on a remarkable journey that begins in a Romanian orphanage and continues through a medically documented, life-altering vaccine injury after arriving in the United States. Their path is marked by abuse by teachers, medical discrimination, and social exclusion—experiences that would have silenced many families.
Instead, Andrea stood guard.
Yet the sustained abuse and gaslighting directed at Andrea nearly broke her, leaving her unable to trust anyone. Worn down by years of advocacy, dismissal, and fear-based hostility, she reached the edge of exhaustion and isolation. It is here that the story turns.
Through fierce maternal protection, intuition, and unwavering advocacy, Florentina emerges not as the world once tried to define her, but as who she always was: a heart-centered intuitive savant artist. She carries real scars from abuse, yet she refuses to be held by them. Forgiveness, for Florentina, is not forgetting—it is honoring her purpose.
Florentina’s God-given purpose is to bring smiles to hearts and giggles to souls—through her art, and through her conscious choice to forgive those who harmed her and move forward, transforming creativity into a force that unites people worldwide.
Following Florentina’s lead, Andrea begins her own return—learning to trust again, to soften without surrender, and to step back from the brink by watching her daughter choose joy without denial.
Today, Florentina’s joyful creations and the MyKids Unite Friends mission touch lives across the globe, reminding us that empathy, kindness, and creativity remain powerful acts of connection.
This is not a story of erasure or easy healing.
It is a testament to scars carried honestly, protection without compromise, and a mother and daughter who show us that moving forward does not require forgetting—only courage, truth, and the heart of a warrior.
Me, Myself & Florentina is an illustrated memoir of fierce motherhood, truth-telling, and the quiet power of art & forgiveness to move life forward.
Florentina and Andrea are the *Daughter & Mother* Creative Team behind FlorentinaSong™; MyKids Unite™ and the Rena & Taye™ Universe!
Florentina is a heart-centered savant artist with special needs. Born on a train in Romania, she lived in orphanage until she was 3 1/2. When Andrea met her, the orphanage lady plopped Florentina down in her lap, Florentina stared blankly towards the sky and let out a long grunt! This was the first time Andrea learned Florentina was the size of an 18 month old, unable to speak, never had solid foods, still in diapers and did not know how to be picked up or take a bath.
But that was all about to change!
Florentina sprung to life when Andrea started singing to her Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac. It was like a caged bird set free. On the layover in London, Florentina took off running towards ducks at a park laughing with glee. She loved the plane rides and to this day, creates airplanes and pilots of all shapes and sizes.
(Her brother also happens to be a pilot!)
After arriving home in Seattle, Andrea gave Florentina chalk to draw on the patio and her creativity instantly exploded and has bloomed non-stop ever since.
Florentina spends her days listening to music, singing, creating art and watching her favorite comedy movies. She and her mom go on adventures for Florentina to meet new friends and "Bring Smiles to Hearts and Giggles to Souls" through her art.
Florentina is known for her empathic intuitive spirit, sense of humor, unbreakable free-will and pure love of life; she will move from painting with acrylics to creating digital intricate colorful “mathematical” abstracts. Her art has sold around the world featuring trademark styles that are bright, bold, animated, realism, lyrical and abstract which include 1000's of her MyKids Friends that inspired the “MyKids Friends Unite™ Team!"
After arriving in the USA in 2000, Florentina had an adverse reaction to vaccines and will require special care the rest of her life. In public school she was mistreated by teachers and staff both physically and verbally. The betrayal by "teachers" who abused Florentina in school and years of intense discrimination from doctors and from within their communities was devastating.
Florentina is an inspiration for her mom and others; she has an innate ability to forge ahead despite her special needs challenges and though she never forgets, she forgives easily while staying true to herself; she moves forward and does so through her art and unconditional love for herself and others.
Florentina is happiest when she is with her mom and family creating art, listening to music, flying on airplanes, being on a film set & watching movies. Expressing herself through art allows Florentina to make new friends and unite people through her art and connect with others in how she experiences the world around her.
Due to Florentina's 24/7 complex special needs and after learning she was being abused in school, Andrea shifted gears from a lucrative career to stay home with Florentina. While times were tough financially for a few years, Andrea followed her calling to become a writer and launch an Independent Film Production Company where she wrote an animated series starring Florentina's MyKids Friends Characters.
Florentina LOVES being on a movie set and is also involved in all aspects of the animated series. She even creates some of the actors and crew as MyKids Friends!
Andrea is grateful for the freedom of time and the independent resources that allow her to ensure Florentina's happiness, health, and overall well-being. God has chosen her to be Florenitna's mom, her advocate and her voice. Together, they have embarked on a sacred journey to fulfill Florentina's purpose of bringing "Smiles to Hearts and Giggles to Souls” through her unique gifts.
*All creative endeavors are Managed by Florentina's "Warrior Mom" Andrea(Writer, Producer, Director)*