My mom separated from my dad and, with a young child, went back to grad school at age 40. She got her PhD at 55, and tenure at 67. While she's a very difficult

My mom separated from my dad and, with a young child, went back to grad school at age 40. She got her PhD at 55, and tenure at 67. While she's a very difficult person, I do admire this trait and willingness to reinvent herself, and I think I've been more fearless in some ways because of it.