I Continued To Protect Him With My

For 25 Years, I Did Take My Responsibilities As A Pleaser Of Others Sufficiently Seriously.

The Word No, Carries A Lot More Meaning When Spoken By A Parent Who Also Knows How To Say Yes.

I'd Known Enough Flush Times And Lean Ones To Understand That Money Came And Went. And That One Day I'd Also Lose My Looks, My Seemingly Boundless Energy And Maybe The Ability To Catch The Eye Of An Attractive Man And The Audacity To Rollerblade. My Name Would Be Forgotten. So Would Bad Reviews, And Good Ones. But Loving A Child Is Something That Lasts. Long After All The Rest Is Gone, That's What Endures.

No, I Said. I Didn't Remember That. There Was So Much To Remember, Sometimes The Best Thing Was To Forget.

A Good Home Must Be Made, Not Bought.