At School I Was Always Trying To

When You Tell People, Your World Changes, Your Identity Changes And People Treat You Differently. And Then, Not Only Do You Have To Deal With Your Own Emotional Response To What's Going On, But You Take On Everybody Else's Emotional Response.

Where I Did Feel A Difference Is Learning To Just Work In A Different Way So That Your Resources Are Not Completely Depleted So That You Don't Have Anything To Give To Your Child When You Go Home, And Fortunately I've Been Working Long Enough That I Know How To Make That Shift So That I Don't Compromise My Work Or Compromise My Relationships; Not Compromising Parenting Is Really The Biggest Difference.

I Know What People Want To Hear Is The Connection With The Son, Roger, When You Have A Child. I Would Love To Tell That There Was An Epiphany As To What It Is To Be A Mom, But I Didn't Feel Any Difference There.

There's A Real Passing Down In The Theater, Almost Ad Nauseam. You Have To Listen To Older People Talk About Their Experience, But It Makes You Very Aware Of What Has Come Before You Or What Is Coming After You - That You're A Part Of A Link In A Chain. It's Not All About You.

My Parents Were Divorced And I Didn't Grow Up With My Father, But I Spent A Lot Of Time Around Him, And His Influence On Me Has Been Profound.