Motherhood has never been the problem.
The problem was believing that motherhood was the only thing I was allowed to be.
For years, I thought my greatest achievement was keeping my family together.
Now I understand that my greatest achievement was not just raising eleven children. It was learning, after decades of putting everyone else first, that I was also worth caring for.
I wish I had understood that sooner.
I wish I had asked more questions when Richard first suggested that my career could wait. I wish I had
