Best Mistake I Ever Made

So, I Didn't Marry an Axe Murderer..

For all intents and purposes, most people would consider what I did a huge mistake. And, I suppose I can see their point - if you are looking at the whole thing matter-of-factly or through the sharpening veils of logic. But one thing this whole experience has taught me is that logic isn't the God of the universe, and sometimes you take risks, make sacrifices, and do things that everyone around you thinks are foolish. Sometimes, you have to ignore logic and risk mistakes to take a chance at something that will last.

It all began last August or so, just after I had returned home from a two-week vacation, which I had spent helping my cousin shoot an independent film based on my first novel. I'd been a single mom for almost eight years, raising my daughter completely on my own and forbidding myself all those years from getting involved with anyone socially, let alone romantically – because I was too busy being a mom and an employee and everything else. Who had time for love and laughter anyway? Those two weeks on the film set, away from my demanding job and my daughter and my daily dull routines were a complete epiphany for me. I missed my little girl, of course, but while I was there on the film set, I had the chance to interact with adults - the actors and crew of the film, and my aunt, uncle, and cousin - unobstructed by echoes of "Mommy! Mommy!" in the background.