LeoLin Bowen

You are about to embark on a journey that you will be talking about and remembering for the rest of your life, so spend these next year’s enjoying it.

I call it the look. The slight tilt of the head confused look that people give me when they find out that I am the “weekend” parent.

I didn’t see similarities between my mother and I until years later, after I became a mother. The constant conflict hid how my mother and I are alike.

What is different now is that I know who I am and what I want. I’m not afraid to be alone and living single. I value my time and my health.

I am usually introduced to people as “the vegan.” I get it. Vegan is the new “it” word and now you are actually meeting one.