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" The subject and the reality of having children came at the height of my career. "
Melissa Etheridge
Height
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" I think I've been on a path ever since I was born, a path of high stress. I put myself, my career, it was a big old juicy carrot right in front of me for all of my life. "
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" Laughing is a medicine. It releases this amazing stuff. "
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" I've sold my soul for freedom. It's lonely but it's sweet. "
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" I've worked since I was 11 years old, playing music and following the dream, and shaking and moving and doing it. And then, you have cancer and it was like 'Ooooohh.' It was like a big eraser. It was the only thing in my life that had ever made me just stop. "
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" There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also. "
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" I'm very fortunate that I have a wonderful family around me and loved ones. "
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" All men, and women, and everything in between are created equal. "
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" I don't think anyone masters parenthood. "
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" It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard. "
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" Christmas comes during a season when the Earth is in its darkest time. It's a holiday for the family and for everyone. "
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" People ask me, 'Is being a parent the be-all, end-all?' And I say, 'Oh, it definitely is up to the person, and it is difficult, it can be very difficult, and it can be extremely healing.' That's what I have found, that the children are mirrors. Everyone is a mirror, but children especially because they're day and night and all day long. "
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" Your own personal health is your own personal choice, all the way down the line. "
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" I'm so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine. "
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