By PETER LATTMAN and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Marlene Castro knew the tall blonde woman only as Laurene, her mentor. They met every few weeks in a rough Silicon Valley neighborhood the year that Ms. Castro was applying to college, and they e-mailed often, bonding over conversations about Ms. Castro’s difficult childhood. Without Laurene’s help, Ms. Castro said, she might not have become the first...
Read More Post a comment (0)Disclaimer: This is Humor! Perfect moms are kind of like unicorns ... they don't exist. So instead of trying to fake it, I've decided to declare my mediocre parenting style a "philosophy" and shout it from the rooftops. Here are my 10 Imperfect Mom Truths. (Please tell me I'm not the only one to believe these.) Vegetables are overrated. I know, I know, they're important...
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