And then she had to fill out so many forms she forgot why she had come and what she had left behind.

Writing what you wished was the most dangerous form of wishful thinking.

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didnt always know how to be the nurturing mother that we all expect we should have.

I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.

I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't understand her English, because she was Chinese.

Why do you think you are missing something you never had?

A mother is always the beggining. She is how things begin.