I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but I wasn't that way growing up.

Imagine my surprise when after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy.

I was given baby doll toys myself and they proved a stark reminder that my life was expected to revolve around childbearing - just as my mom's had before me and her mom's had before her.

I was worried about my mom more than I was worried about the president. And then I was worried about the president and then I was worried about myself.

I make a lot of mistakes too and I'm constantly re-evaluating how I'm doing things and trying to be better every day whether it's as a mom or taking care of myself.

I could get away with not taking care of myself as a bachelorette but as a mom I can't.

I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help not even Mom's.

I dress for the image. Not for myself not for the public not for fashion not for men.

I love all men who think even those who think otherwise than myself.

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.