I love being a mom because I’ve made my freshman year biology teacher proud by the way that I’ve learned to examine poop-HA! I love being a mom because there’s nothing more gratifying than watching my son learn to read and declaring that he wants to be an author someday too. I love being a mom because I watch my 3-year-old daughter glide through the world with such independence and self-confidence that I honestly feel like half the time, she’s the one teaching me life lessons, not the reverse. — Allison Winn Scotch, allisonwinn.com