I Think That We Can't Deny The

Motherhood Has Brought Me Many Joys And Insights, But The New Perspective It Granted Me On The Role I Had Inadvertently Played In Young Women's Lives For The 2 Decades I Spent In The Modeling Industry Was Downright Sobering.

Though My Parents Assured Me Over And Over Again That I Wasn't Stupid Or Slow, I Sensed That My Dyslexia Was Now A Stigma On All Of Us.

When You Become A Parent, It's Not All About You Anymore.

I Had Dropped Out Of School And Was A Runaway, So I Didn't Have Family To Fall Back On If I Didn't Work. I Didn't Have A Lot Of Other Options Of Making Money Other Than Modeling.

I Was Essentially Paid To Perpetuate The Myth That We Are All, Or Should At Least Try To Be, 17 And A Size 2 Forever.