Maybe this is a second doctoral program advanced learning about life death marriage mothering family faith patience prayer. My degree will be Doctor of Life and I will be in good company. So many of us earn our Doctor of Life degrees.

I remember when I was about ten years old working out that I would be thirty-six in the year 2000. It seemed so far away so old so unreal. And here I am a fucked crazy anorexic-alcoholic-childless beautiful woman. I never dreamed it would be like this.