I'm an L.A. girl who became a tough New York cop.

Having a child changes everything. All of a sudden you have so much to lose, so much to live for.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

I'm a water person; water heals.

I've always heard that you'll know, but I never understood it. With Peter, we even broke up after we dated for a year, for two or three months, but I still knew. I knew there was something different about this union. Even through the hard times, it was like "How are we going to get through this?

Fifty years ago my Mother stood on this stage accepting this award; She was fortunate enough to have my Dad with her. Fifty years later, I'm fortunate enough to have my Dad with me. I love you, Dad.

Becoming a parent erased many of my negative childhood feelings and filled them in with something new.