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In July, Mara’s 2-year-old daughter nearly died when she drowned in the backyard pool

In an interview with PEOPLE, the mom of six discusses the subsequent CPS case that was opened and how she felt when it was closed five weeks later

“I was thinking, ‘Oh my God, they're just coming to just take all of our kids,’ ” remembers Mara of CPS’s first visit to her home

Mara still gets triggered by the sounds of ambulances at night. As she’s lying in bed, the mom of six tells PEOPLE, she’ll hear the alarms speeding by her house and she’s brought back to the moment she almost lost her 2-year-old daughter.

July 29 was a classic summer day in South Texas, where Mara, who shares her family life on TikTok under the handle TheAmazingMara , lives with her family: hot and humid. She, fi

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