in a folder, my certificates in a separate envelope, and a list of questions ready.
The interviewer, a woman named Caroline, asked why I wanted to return to work at fifty-five.
I could have given her a polished answer about professional development.
Instead, I told her the truth.
“I spent most of my adult life raising my children. I don’t regret loving them or caring for them. But I have reached a point where I want to use the skills I developed before and during those years. I am prepared
