I spend my afternoons painting and working on my Open Hearts jewelry line for Kay Jewelers. I designed an image of a heart that isn't completely closed. My mom always told me to live with an open heart – when life gets tough you should go out and help someone else.
Grades were important in our house. I was reading by two. My mom would sit there and read with me read with me read with me. It was wonderful.
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I'd say that if you had a strained relationship with your mom for whatever reason the best thing to do is be open with each other talk it over try and work it out somehow as opposed to just putting a wall up and pushing them away.