On July the 7th, 1988, my mother said, “Tomorrow you will become a mother; from that day forward, your life is not your own.” Boy, was she right! Then twenty-two months later, another child was born…and then there were two. I quickly learned some valuable info being a parent. No doubt that parenting is the 24-hour job that never ends. The following is a humorous story from my new book, “Bury Me with My Pearls.”