My mom had me at 22. Having a young mother has helped us become close friends in adulthood.

• My mother had my brothers and me at 22, so she sacrificed most of her youth for us.
• I took that for granted when growing up, and I even pushed her away in my 20s.
• Now, in my 30s, I'm seeing a new side of my mother and forging a new friendship with her.

My mom gave birth to me and my three brothers at 22. She spent her early 20s raising quadruplet sons.