As I stand before you today, I have a confession. I fear myself. I fear the idea of leaving this world, never to be seen again. Specifically, I fear that I have not created a legacy that shall be remembered. Not by my descendants, but by the people I have interacted with. I was raised by my grandparents. My mother and father weren't absent from my life, but they were not there for the first 16 years of it. What will I be in the eyes of my children? Will they be proud to call me mommy - will they be happy to see my face when they walk across that stage? Will I marry a...