'I'm proud that I'm STILL HERE'.

Brooke Shields has a healthy respect for the humdrum. Every day, she walks her two daughters, Rowan, six, and Grier, four, from their New York apartment to school. 'We don't take cabs. It's a long walk but those are some of the best conversations I have.' She reads them Harry Potter at bedtime. She participates in parent-teacher social events, such as last night's Western hoedown. 'I'm allowed to be just one of the mums. Everyone connected with the school has welcomed me in such an equal way.' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]