I Am The Model Middle Child. I

I Will Tell You What I Can't Abide - And I Think The Internet Has Really Created A Space For It - Women Criticizing Other Women And Mothers Criticizing Other Mothers.

My Mom Grew Up In Poverty In Oklahoma - Like Dust Bowl, Nine People In One Room Kind Of Place - And The Way She Got Out Of Poverty Was Through Education. My Dad Grew Up Without A Dad, With Very Little And He Also Made His Way Out Through Education.

My Parents Started With Very Little And Were The Only Ones In Their Families To Graduate From College. As Parents, They Focused On Education, But Did Not Stop At Academics - They Made Sure That We Knew Music, Saw Art And Theatre And Traveled - Even Though It Meant Budgeting Like Crazy.

Beauty Comes From A Life Well Lived. If You've Lived Well, Your Smile Lines Are In The Right Places.

In My Teens, I Was Never Part Of The Cool Crowd.