I've Always Had A Lot Of Ambivalence

New Yorkers, By Reputation, Are Fast-talking, Assertive And Easily Annoyed; I Fit Right In.

Most Of Us In The Baby-boom Generation Were Raised By Full-time Mothers. Even As Recently As 14 Years Ago, 6 Out Of 10 Mothers With Babies Were Staying At Home. Today That Is Totally Reversed. Does That Mean We Love Our Children Less Than Our Mothers Loved Us? No, But It Certainly Causes A Lot Of Guilt Trips.

My Goal Is To See That Mental Illness Is Treated Like Cancer.

I Have Been Fiercely Private, In Part Because I Could Never Understand How A Journalist Could Be Otherwise. I Was Also The Mother Of Small Children, And Security Concerns Were Paramount.

What I've Discovered Is That My Kids Weren't Watching The 'today' Show... They Watch 'gumby' And 'bugs Bunny!'