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RD: When did you start taking steps to adopt?Crow: I was halfway through radiation. In many ways, the radiation process demanded that I decide what I wanted my life to be about. I had to let go of the mommy-and-daddy, two-story-house idea. Lots of children out there need caring parents. If you have one parent who's consistently there and loves you unconditionally, that's what I call a functional family.
RD: How do you think having Wyatt will affect your career?
Crow: More importantly, how will the record industry, which is suffering because people don't feel they need to pay for music anymore, affect my career? That's a question I would ask way before what kind of impact my son is going to have. As far as my life is concerned now, every decision I make will be based on where he's at.
RD: Has being a mom affected your dating life?
Crow: I have been dating. But Wyatt's going to be quite the little gatekeeper when it comes to who gets to stay. Over the years, I've been attracted to people who were much more egocentric. Now I'm ready for someone who's not so consumed by his own life. I want a partner committed to give-and-take.
RD: What's the best advice you ever got about relationships?
Crow: When I was engaged the second time, I asked my mom how she and Dad made it for so many years. She said that every single day, you have to decide you're committed to the person. My sisters are both divorced. We look at our parents, who've been married 53 years and still walk and laugh together every morning -- and that's a hard template to live up to.
RD: On one Detours track, you say you "blew up our love nest" by asking for a ring.
Crow: I believe a commitment is a desire to honor and respect somebody and enjoy your life with that person. It doesn't come from getting a big old honking diamond ring.
RD: Can you say anything more about the breakup?
Crow: I just know that when two people part, it's always mutual, whether they admit to it or not. Relationships are hard work.
RD: After three busted engagements, do you still think you might marry?
Crow: Oh yeah. In fact, the older I get and the more I learn about myself, the better equipped I feel I become for a relationship. Sometimes the best way to learn is by doing things that don't work.
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