I was rightand I was also wrong.
And yes, so much did change.
My daughter, now 21 (impossible!
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), is, cliche as it may be, the pride and joy of my life.
Its not hyperbole to say I would give my life for her.
Its a simple concept, but for some reason, still so hard for many to grasp.
Really simple, underdiscussed reason why Kamala Harris shouldnt be President.
(Truly, whats so bewildering about that?)
How dare anyone suggest these women have no stake in the future, no skin in the game?
The private sorrows that are amplified by a thousand casually cruel cuts from the cultural peanut gallery.
Twenty-one years later, I can close my eyes and be right back there in the hospital room doorway.
Its impossible to imagine my life now without her; of course it is!
Being a mother is a central part of my identitybut it doesnt define me.
It doesnt make me who I am; its simply one fact of who I am.
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