Kate Oliverさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Kate OliverInstagram)「This month, ten years ago, I was a single mama. Adelaide had just turned two. I lost my job the same week I was in a horrific car accident. I'd left a marriage and life that was hurting me and keeping me from who I could be, yet bad things kept happening to me. I was trying so hard but kept coming up against walls. There have been a lot of walls in the last ten years. If you had told me then that in a decade, I would be married to the love of my life, have a thriving business, a lovely home to call my own, a brilliant, adjusted, happy daughter, and be a published author, I don’t think I would - or could - have believed you. I was afraid life would never be good, that I'd have to set my dreams aside. I tried anyway, even on the days that felt impossible. Again and again, I chose being terrified over being miserable. I chose myself, my child, and later, my wife, and the life we could have every day, even if I didn't know how to get there. Today, for me, is about what it means to be a woman, a lesbian, a single mother, a victim of abuse, and to rise above systems and people who make it difficult to hold those identities. I have achieved many of my creative dreams through failing, learning, and trying again. I have shown my child what it looks like to be a strong, empowered, imperfect woman. I found and nurtured love with my wife. I am learning to be proud of my queer identity. I broke patterns of generational trauma and created a life for my kid that I could only dream of when I was young. I have BECOME. I have learned to get quiet and listen to myself, even when other voices are louder, even when others have tried to tell me who or what I should be, or who or what they think I am. I write this today not only as a published author but as someone who has healed. I am someone who has grown into herself and will continue to. This day is about a book, but it is also about much more than a book. Writing a book is a lifelong dream, AND it is a reclamation and discovery of self. Today is a day of celebration, joy, healing, and continuing to become. Thank you all for supporting me and reminding me every day that my art, voice, and story matter.」3月2日 5時08分