I do wait in line, and I do take the subway, and I do my own grocery shopping, and I do take the kids to school. But it almost doesn't matter to a certain segment of the populace.

James Wilkie is so conscious of the time we spend together. I try to be home to tuck him in at least four nights a week, and if I'm not, he's not letting me get away with anything. The other night I was sitting with him on the steps before Matthew and I went out to the theater, and he looked at me and said, `Mama, this has got to stop. Go upstairs and take that dress off.'

My job requires me to put on a little dress and run around the streets of New York in heels. But I also had the financial means to hire a yoga teacher to come to my house while my sitter watched the newborn. For 95 percent of the world, that's not realistic.

Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?

I have a lot of responsibilities outside myself. I have a large family. I want to know I can always be helpful.

My son doesn't know how flawed I am, how flawed we are. He still likes us so much, and that's so incredible to be around.

After all, computers crash, people die, relationships fall apart. The best we can do is breath and reboot.