I didn't like 'Gilmore Girls' until I was a single mom. Watching it helped me create the parent-child dynamic I always wanted.

Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore and Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore.

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• When I watched "Gilmore Girls" as a single mom I felt inspired by Lorelai Gilmore's parenting.
• In many ways, the show became my guide for being a young single parent.
• I admire Lorelai's close relationship with her child and how she's also her friend.

When "Gilmore Girls" aired, I was in high school and had no interest in the show.

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