Jul. 1, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Once I decided I was no longer going to be a comic and focus on building a family, I was lost. The years most people spend dating, getting married and having babies I'd spent performing comedy. I had to ask myself, what do "normal" people do on the weekends for entertainment? Being that I had performed stand up most weekends for 9 years, I was used to always being the entertainment. I was ready to go out and meet the man of my dreams but where would I go? I felt I was too old to hit the club scene. I promised myself when I was in my early 20's that I wouldn't be the older lady at the bar...
Jun. 28, 2009 at 4:25 AM
Throughout my 20's the idea of being a mother was only a passing thought. I didn't feel maternal but felt I should have a child because I didn't want to regret not having one once I was old and grey. However, I wanted to wait until my 30's after I was married and more established. When I was 26 years old, I decided to try my hand at stand up comedy and was hooked. Eventually, I would spend every weekend commuting to comedy clubs throughout Los Angeles county to stand in front of a microphone. As time went on, my goals expanded into television. I wanted to be the next Roseanne or Whoopi...