A little while back when I was going to physical therapy, and I was talking with my therapist while she worked, and when I mentioned that I like to write, she said that she admired Stephanie Meyer for her ambition and ability to write while being a stay-at-home mom. I told her that I admired J.K. Rowling more, because of what she has overcome. I have hard enough time writing as it is, and yet J.K. was able to start writing and outlining her books while supporting a young child on her own. I hear these stories about her and I often think: "Omg, J.K. when did you sleep?" (I had a very hard time trying not sound like I was marginalizing Meyer's accomplishments. Just because I don't like her series doesn't make what she accomplished any less impressive. And this therapist was mostly a stay-at-home mom who worked part-time to get her out of the house, so I could see how Meyer was an inspiration to her.)

It always infuriates me when a political party tries to marginalize a group of people like this by seeing the few who do abuse the system as everyone. It's like the radicals in a religion - you're going to hear about them because they're making the most noise, not minding their own business like the normal people. Yes there is sometimes abuse of the system and yes the system needs reform but it doesn't mean they are all villains.

I am so glad that J.K. has stuck to her values even as her situation has changed. She mentioned in there that she did get married again, but it's great to see that she didn't need to do that to succeed. She made her money on her own, and she married because she wanted to, not because she felt forced to.

Thanks for linking this!