I Stay In Tune With My Family

My Mother Was A Single Mom, And Most Of The Women I Know Are Strong.

I've Tried To Be Flexible In My Career By Doing A Little Bit Of Everything And That's Worked For Me.

Divorce Is The Hardest Obstacle I've Had To Overcome In My Life. I Would Like To Believe That Most People Don't Get Married Anticipating Divorce. When I Reached That Crossroad, I Felt Like Such A Failure. After Years Of Therapy Together, I Realized That Staying Together Was Emotionally Destructive. My Husband Didn't Want The Divorce, But I Did. So There Was A Lot Of Bitterness Initially. Although We Are Still Divorced, We Still Call Each Other "family." It Was A Journey To Get There, But It's A Beautiful Place To Be.

I Learned A Lot From My Mom. My Favorite Lesson: Remember There Is No Such Thing As A Certain Way To Parent And To Remember That You Are Learning Along With Your Child - It's Ok To Make Mistakes.

I Never Really Loved School Through Junior High, But Then I Started Running Track My Freshman Year, And I Was Just Like, 'wow, This Is Cool!