Also, my mom and family are very important to me and I know that this is not expected.
Family life itself, that safest, most traditional, most approved of female choices, is not a sanctuary: It is, perpetually, a dangerous place.
A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden.