In the second episode, Meghan Markle reads a poem aloud that she wrote when she was just twelve years old, six years after the divorce of her parents. The poem was written for a school assignment that called for "a poem about your life." She reads, "Two houses, two homes/ Two kitchens, two phones/ Two couches where I lay/ Two places that I stay/ Moving, moving here and there/ From Monday to Friday, I'm everywhere/ Don't get me wrong, it's not that bad/ But often times it makes me sad./ I want to live that nuclear life/ With a happy dad and his loving wife/ A picket fence, a shaggy dog/ A fire place, with a burning log/ But it's not real, it's just a dream/ I cannot cry or even scream./ So here I sit with cat number three/ Life would be easy if there were two of me."
It's noteworthy that at age 12, this is how Meghan defined "her life." With memories as clear and painful as these ones, it's easy to see why Meghan would work as hard as she is to ensure that her children have the stable "nuclear life" that she sought as a child. It's clear that in spite of criticism, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle truly understand each other and have shared values that are ideal for keeping their children's lives private, safe, and happy.
