Maureen Forrester — Canadian Musician born on July 25, 1930,

Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, CC OQ was a Canadian operatic contralto... (wikipedia)

Young people can get very discouraged and get hooked on drugs or on alcohol because of problems they perceive as insurmountable. It is important that they realize a mistake need not ruin their future, but they must also know that not everything in life is a bed of roses.
It makes one a better person to have had hardships and to have overcome hardships and not to blame anybody else for your mistakes.
When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Women's Christian Temperance Union national or annual meetings. I would hate doing this because I wanted to play baseball or go off skiing.
I had a wonderful childhood, but I was a wanderer from year one.
I have three grandchildren and am hoping for 20.