I came to this mom business late in life. I was 37 when my son was born. I had traveled, climbed the corporate ladder, and achieved my checklist of things I set out achieve. I backed into motherhood, not reluctantly but not something I pursued. If we got pregnant, great, and if we didn’t,...
The Greatest Influence
Several years ago, someone interviewed the contemporary artist Marc Chagall for a PBS program. The young, arty interviewer started the session with a question about influences. His question was very long and involved and exhibited his own learning along the way, giving everybody, including Chagall, a lecture on the nature of influences on the...