I'm Here To Tell You I Do

My Parents Came From A Poor Background And Worked Their Way Up Because Of Education. They Saw It As A Way To Succeed. So They Cared About Me Getting Straight A Grades When I Was Growing Up.

It's Not A Bad Thing, Is It, To Be Strong In Some Ways And Fragile And Vulnerable In Others?

I Never Had A Problem Resisting Somebody That I Knew Was Going To Break My Heart.

You Know How As A Kid You Picture Yourself With A Tall, Handsome Husband, And You Imagine Him Cuddling Your Baby? Ben Is Like That, Like, On Crack.

My Mom Grew Up In Poverty In Oklahoma - Like Dust Bowl, Nine People In One Room Kind Of Place - And The Way She Got Out Of Poverty Was Through Education. My Dad Grew Up Without A Dad, With Very Little And He Also Made His Way Out Through Education.