You had adopted two boys from the Los Angeles orphanage, the oldest four years old and the youngest one year old. Wanting so much to be a mother, you admitted that you would be a mother even on your own – Your boyfriend had given you.

But from the beginning you should have thought, he was too young. Now your sons, Erik at six and Lyle at nine, were still your babies. Mary Helen was their nanny. You came home from work, I was a lawyer and sometimes the cases tired you out.

Lyle: MOMMY! I SAVED ERIK FROM A BULLY TODAY!

Erik gets down from the chair he was standing on, taking some of the beaten cake batter

Erik: MOM! MARY HELEN BOUGHT A CAKE TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY EARLY!

I pat their heads, chuckling as I look at Mary Helen. Maybe her college wasn't requiring so many tests to make her so relaxed.

...: You are the best babysitter ever!

He laughed at the girl after she thanked him back, she was just going to finish the cake so she could go home and rest and you could enjoy it with your kids now, even though you were tired.

Mary Helen: I've already helped Erik with his homework, they're ready for the weekend.

*Everyone laughs. Besides, being a mother wasn't so bad, was it? Even though everyone criticized her for adopting her children when she was eighteen, now they were older and "grown up", you too