Over the years, I have always considered myself like my mother in many ways. Heck: I looked and walked like her! At times, I even sounded just like my mom when I attempted to sing. Don't tell her I said this, but she could never carry a note-and neither could I. In many ways, I thought that I should shoulder the same responsibilities she carried. I often heard her say, "Women are expected to carry the weight of the world, while men made children and paid the bills." As I matured, I understood what she believed to be the truth. My dad would take the back seat to raising his daughter because he believed that only mom could impart what it meant to be "a woman in this man's world." There began my journey of finding me.