She adds: “It’s hard for me to pinpoint exactly one favorite thing about being a mom.

So it really pushed me to get better, to be better than most candidates. I really had to show that I was very professional, that I had everything together, that I was a hard worker and I was serious about it. “I felt like I got turned down by a lot of professors and professionals when mentioning I had a kid when I was looking for research jobs. Motherhood presents many challenges, but they only make her more determined to forge ahead. I love playing pretend and being in her world that she created in her head. I love singing to her all the songs I love. I love wiping her tears and giving her hugs when she falls. I love making her food, bathing her, clothing her. “I love talking to her about the things I grew up enjoying,” says French, who lives in La Jolla near UCSD. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in women’s health research at UCSD, working part-time as a teaching assistant and freelancing as a makeup artist.Īsk her what it’s like being mom to 4-year-old Leia and French will quickly recite what she loves about motherhood.

When push comes to shove, I have to prove to everyone that this is my choice, and This is Forever.French, 24, moved to San Diego from Los Angeles at 18 when she got accepted to the University of California San Diego. It didn’t take long to realize that no matter what happened, I would do anything to protect them. They were a package deal, and I knew this-wanted it more than I’ve ever wanted anything. But when she walked in holding a little boy’s hand, my heart stopped beating. Summer was my off time, my time to let loose, but when they ask me to coach a hockey camp for underprivileged kids, I couldn’t say no.

I had big skates to fill, so it was a good thing I loved every second of it. Growing up as the brother of a second hockey God is another. Justin Stone Growing up as the son of a hockey God is one thing. I could never be a woman his family approved of. If my life had taught me anything up to this point, it was how to avoid making bad decisions, and Justin Stone was the definition of a bad decision. He was magnetic, powerful, and a player-in all forms of the word. What I wasn’t prepared for was meeting his new summer coach. When he won a whole summer of hockey training, I knew in my heart he was going to have an amazing time. I’d do anything to make sure he doesn’t suffer because of the bad decisions his father made. Hockey is the only thing my son seems to care about, so I work two jobs to make sure he can play. Still, I wouldn’t change my past because that boy is my world. Caroline Becoming a teen mom at sixteen was not what I expected, but then again, neither was being a single parent. From Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a single mom, sports romance.

This Is Forever by Natasha Madison