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We All Have A Responsibility To Volunteer Somewhere And I'm Lucky That I Get The Education And Get Taken To Places To See What's Out There And See What's Happening And To Then Be A Part Of It In Hopefully An Impactful Way.

I Don't Have This Fantasy About Marriage Anymore. Everyone Says It Takes Hard Work. Well, It Kind Of Does - And I'm Much More Pragmatic About Romance Than I Used To Be.

My Mother Is A Big Believer In Being Responsible For Your Own Happiness. She Always Talked About Finding Joy In Small Moments And Insisted That We Stop And Take In The Beauty Of An Ordinary Day. When I Stop The Car To Make My Kids Really See A Sunset, I Hear My Mother’s Voice And Smile.

I'm Still Conflict-averse. I Don't Like To Argue.

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.