"The fair-haired young woman with the baby had that plain and practical beauty that young mothers radiate like sunshine. The kind of natural glow a woman gets when she has something far more important than makeup, deadlines, or relationship issues in her life. When she becomes the gentle god to a little one that depends on her for all the big things and all the trivial things."

--- Dr Scott, Medea Sin

He and John Scalzi make having children sound absolutely delightful, as compared to local government ads that I heckle mercilessly the moment they pop up on TV.

For the record, I don't have makeup or relationship issues on my mind right now. However, work deadlines are pretty killer all on their own. *growl*