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I spent pretty much every minute of my life with my mom.

When I was 11, I realised that I did not have to live the life my mother had: school, marriage, children, apartment, summer house.

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

When I was growing up, my mother only put her foot down once: She said, 'You are going to college.' And that was a lifesaving moment. But she never talked to me about my clothes or hair. So I learned how to parent my kids through her.

I grew up with my mom; it was just the two of us.

I was a regular kid with a normal family life.

I was raised mostly by my mom.

My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence.

Once I started to grow up, I realised that my parents are normal people and they can make mistakes.

I think I was raised by a really good mother.