The Measure Of A Society Is Its

I Always Thought It Was What I Wanted: To Be Loved And Admired. Now I Think Perhaps I'd Like To Be Known.

Nothing Was Easier To Shatter Than The Fragile Shield Of An Idealist.

Then He Left Her There, Standing Alone, Surrounded By Word Ghosts; Things She Could Have Said.

She'd Been Criticized For Holding The Reins Of Parenthood Too Tightly, Of Controlling Her Children Too Completely, But She Didn't Know How To Let Go. From The Moment She'd First Decided To Become A Mother, It Had Been An Epic Battle.

I Might Screw Up, I Might Embarrass You, I Might Yell At You, But I Will Never, Ever Stop Loving You. You're My First Born. The First Time I Held You... I Fell In Love So Hard It Cracked My Bones.