I'm a fan because...when Pink's first CD came out, I was a very different woman than I am today. I bought Pink's CD for my daughter for christmas when she was 7 years old. The album of course, "Can't take me home". At that time in my life, my husband had moved us 850 miles from my family, and I had four very young children, my daughter being the oldest. My husband had always been very cruel and demeaning toward me, I had self-esteem issues obviously to have taken it from him, but he started to direct it toward my daughter as well, my three boys were, for the most part, spared the abuse. I came to a point where I felt helpless to leave him, it seemed no one would help when I reached out. My daughter and I played that CD over and over. We really listened to the words and felt the strength and power that were there. We got out of that situation, and I continued to hold Pink up as a role model for my daughter. I wanted her to learn to be strong and confident and see the beauty in herself, the power that she has as a beautiful female, and I didn't want her to have to suffer through a bad marriage to find that in herself. When I left my husband, I gave up a lot financially, because I worked to put him through school, now he makes the big bucks and I have only a high school diploma to offer, but we managed to move back where my family is so that I have a support system. The first thing I did after we moved in to our new house was to take my daughter to see Pink in concert. It was a promotional all day fourth of July thing, but I could afford the tickets, and even though we didn't care much about all the other artists there (I think Nick Lachey was there) We knew Pink would be there. She did not dissappoint. She came out on stage with her riding crop singing "Cuz I can" HELL YES!! lol...it was an out door venue, and I think it got up around 100 degrees and we had no money to buy food or drinks, but it was worth it to see the joy on my daughter's face. My daughter Chelsea is 14 now, and she KNOWS she is the s***. She is a wonderful, sweet, loving girl, who doesn't take anything from anyone and tells it just like it is. My baby girl is going places I never dreamed of for myself. I wish there had been a Pink for me when I was growing up, to model the strength and showing it's ok to be who you are...f*** what anyone else thinks. It's funny too, because with all of that attitude she's packing....the boys can't stay away....lol