However, there are some facts. For instance, I am a twicemarried, now-sober former child actor and mother of four. I acquired those hyphenates by living the way I wanted to or needed to, hopefully with some grace and dignity. I made my share of mistakes, which I think of as the stones I stepped on to get to where I am today, and through luck, hard work, serious reflection, and a desire to face the truth about myself, I ended up at a place where I now enjoy the peace that comes from allowing myself to not be perfect.
Such was not always the case. My mother, beautiful, delicate, and deluded, saw me as the pillar of perfection -- and told me that I was the world's best actor, the best wife, the best...at everything. I knew I wasn't, but I lived my life as though I had to be, lest I disappoint her.
Today, I just want to be my best, and I don't fear disappointing anyone other than myself and my family. I'm in love with a good man, and my children are brave, funny, and compassionate people. I love the lines around my eyes, but I hate the way my cheeks are falling; I'm carrying around an extra ten pounds and enjoying it (most of the time). I suppose I am truly fat and happy.

The stones I've stepped on to get where I am--or for me and others, where we are going. Wow. I don't fear disappointing anyone other than myself... nice, so nice when you get to that point. I hope you can take inspiration from this. This person that a lot of us grew up with, Half-pint, who we looked at as having a charmed life, is just like us, all of us...ups and down, addictions, depression, perfectionism, divorce, fear, hurt. I will definately be reading the rest of her book. This excerpt, just to give my source, is from http://books.simonandschuster.com/Pr...599142/excerpt