Raven ... if you weren't an awesome mom, your 20 year old son wouldn't be the stellar young man he is. You and he are so very close. That's enviable.
Alison ... I never thought about it that way, but you're right. I've only given birth one time and due to faulty equipment, cannot have another. I avoid the baby aisle in any store ... makes me go to my knees with longing ... but I've always wanted to be a baby-rocker volunteer.
Calliope ... the perfect mom ... I think the perfect mom is in the eyes of a child, not an adult. Just ask your kids. Mine, God love him, still has his rose colored glasses on and tells me regularly that (1) I'm getting skinnier since he can put his arms all the way around me -- hate to let him in on the fact that it's HIS arms that are growing; and (2) I'm the best mom in the world because I let him have mac & cheese for breakfast sometimes.
As for the writing ... we could collaborate!!!