Better? This one has me stumped. I think there is a core to who I am that is constant. I most certainly would have not written anything on adoption had I not placed, but I have no doubt I would have written something. Maybe on single parenting? Maybe on my life as a blues singer?
Stronger: Perhaps. I lived too many years in shame to feel that the strength I gained was worth the years I lost. It was a mighty battle, and I never want to be in the place again. I would not wish it on my worst enemy.
Tolerant? NO. If anything I suffer fools a lot less gladly. Those in pain are another story.