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" I wanted to do something that nobody else was doing. I didn't have a mentor. There were no other women on the radio. "
Delilah
Mentor
Women
Nobody
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" Like millions of parents, I chose to send my children to a religious school that shares my belief system, which is central to my life. I objected to changes in the school that, in my opinion, did not reflect that belief system. "
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" I have never once celebrated a Valentine's Day as a romantic holiday. For me, it's another opportunity to tell my kids or whoever how much I love them. I hang pink crepe paper and make heart-shaped pancakes! "
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" All this crap the church puts on you about divorce is just crap. You do the best that you can do, and when you can't do it, you can't do it. "
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" I was attracted to the bad boys, the troublemakers. You know, the ones that were really cute but didn't come home. So I have a couple of failed marriages under my belt, but that's OK. "
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