Children born to teens have less supportive and stimulating environments, poorer health, lower cognitive development, and worse educational outcomes. Children of teen mothers are at increased risk of being in foster care and becoming teen parents themselves, thereby repeating the cycle.

The sex is better and I understand life better. I don't want to be young again.

I find that arduous physical labor can jump-start my thought process.

Shortly after I turned 50, both Ted Turner and the AARP came into my life. The only difference? With AARP, there were benefits.

The woman who respects the needs of her body will junk the junk food.

The challenge is not to be perfect. It’s to be whole.

I feel like when I was an adolescent, and felt so unworthy of love and so empty, I moved outside of myself.