If you kept moving, you never had to mourn what you were leaving behind.
successful parenting was like log rolling, and she'd often landed in the drink.
A snake will always be a snake, even if you put a chain around its neck and try to make it walk upright.
That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along.
Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.
Inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.