Sometimes I feel like these people think I have some sort of secret recipe because I managed to pull it off. I don’t. In many ways, I was just lucky—with my close-knit household, great education, and parents who valued their daughters as much as their son. I married a man who shared my ideals, we supported each other, and we started out carefully and frugally. We’ve had our disagreements—that’s true in every marriage—but Raj and I have steadfast love and commitment to each other and our children. I also had constant help from relatives and, later, could afford to hire people to help me both at
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