Growing Up In Memphis, I Have Always

My Grandmother Lives On A Farm. And Growing Up, I Assumed That The Animals That I Was Eating And The Animals That I Was Wearing All Came From Farms Like My Grandmother's. They All Had Names, They Were All Smothered With Love, And They All Lived To Be Very Old.

With The Counseling Of My Family Doctor, My Mother Ended Up Turning To Weight Watchers And Their Children's Program. I Went To Weekly Meetings, Got Counseling And Would Exercise With My Peers Who Were My Size. It Was The First Time I Saw A Proper Children's Portion Size, And It Wasn't Two Burgers, It Was One.

I Was Afraid That My Success Would Be Dependent Partially Upon My Body, And It's True I Can't Be 20 Pounds Heavier And Play The Leading Lady. But I'm On The Smaller End Of An Average-sized Woman. I'm Positive Of This, Mathematically. And I Still Get To Play The Lead, Without Having To Be Anorexic Like So Many Of My Peers.

It’s Like, If You Can’t Focus On A Movie For 90 Minutes Without Looking At Your Phone, Then Don’t Go To The Movies! You’ve Got Some Issues, So You Should Probably Stay Home And Work On Those Issues, And Not Distract Everyone With Lights, And Sounds, Oh My Gosh, The Tapping On The Screens, It Makes Me Crazy!

My Whole Thing Is Quality Of Life. . .it Must Always Be Easy And Low-maintenance And Stress-free, And That Means Not Trying To Fit Too Much In. I Don’t Ever Want To Be In A Hurry. I Want To Enjoy The Moments.