My mom gave birth to me as a seventeen year old high school senior. By the time she turned my current age, thirty-five, she had been a mother for half of her life. It is said that hindsight is 20/20 vision. I believe it. Since September I've been reflecting on Mama's life + therefore my own. It's hard to separate the two since they are so intricately intertwined. I can not imagine... being where I am, trying to figure out how to balance work, dating, higher education, friends