It was, you know, probably 80 degrees out in L.A., and my dad took me outside and there was snow. At the time, I thought, 'Every kid doesn't have snow in their backyard on Christmas?'

Sometimes, when I'm alone, I put on six inch heels and wear nothing else and dance around in front of the mirror and do my little stripper dance.

I thought that once we were out of the baby stage, parenting would be a breeze.

I want to be a mom who listens.

Sometimes I do envision just being a stay at home mom but not working isn't an option for me currently.

We are not defined by the family into which we are born, but the one we choose and create. We are not born, we become.

I love my mom. My mom loves me. We don't have an easy relationship. I don't think we ever will, but I'd rather have a complicated, misunderstood relationship than have no relationship at all.