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My Mom Has Always Said That The One Thing She Wishes She Had Done Differently Is Have A Job. She Felt Like The Single-mindedness Made Her A Little Nuts Sometimes, And She Could Have Used An Outlet For Herself When We Were Little.

I Remember, My Mom Didn't Have Any Help, So If She Needed To Be Somewhere After School, We'd Just Go Down To The Neighbors' And She'd Give Us A Snack And Make Sure We Did Our Homework. There Weren't Any Latchkey Kids.

My Mom Gave Me A Good Piece Of Advice. She Said Never Marry A Man Thinking You Can Change Him, And I Think That Starts From Your First Date When You're In The Seventh Grade Onwards. Women Are Fixers So We Have To Just Not Fix. Don't Fix.

You Can Do A Lot With Scotch Tape. Almost Anything! I Love That You Can Hem A Dress, And Its An Instant Remedy In A Fashion Crises.

My Mom Was Really Vigorous About Making Sure That We Saw Things And That We Questioned Things. Education Was So Important To Both Of My Parents.