Having Children Is Life-changing, To State The

From About The Age Of 5, I Was Aware That I Didn't Fit. I Was The Black, Atheist Kid In The All-white, Catholic School Run By Nuns. I Was An Anomaly.

Then I Became A Mother And It Just Fills Every Space, That Isn't Filled With Something Else Important. It's Just Like This Incredible Balloon That Blows Up And Fills Life Up.

If We're All Living In Ourselves And Mistaking It For Life, Then We're Devaluing And Desensitizing Life.

I See A Wiser Person Than When I Was Younger: Having Babies, And Passing 30, Were The Turning Points. What Women In Their 40s - I Am 39 - Lack In Gorgeousness, They Make Up For In Wisdom. I Love Ageing, Despite The Drawbacks - Thinner, Drier Skin.

~i've Learned The Value Of Absorbing The Moment. I Remember The First Time Ripley Saw Her Shadow. My God, It Was Like Shadows Had Just Been Invented. It Was The Most Exquisite Moment.~