Growing up, I wish that I'd had the supplies and laptops and all the new technology that's out right now.

I wish I had been home more when the children were growing up. I missed a lot.

Growing up in college, in high school, I was the focal point.

Growing up in Waterloo, the Governor General's Award wasn't something I even thought to wish for.

Growing up in a New Jersey suburb, my Catholic faith was an important part of my young life, shaping the way I approached the world.

I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I wish my grandmother had done the same. I wanted my girls to know me.