She assisted greatly in raising me to be a REAL MAN. Was it easy? I wouldn't say so, but I was blessed with a MOTHER with great patience. At least enough not to kill me. She was the one that always encouraged me and told me I can do and be whatever I chose to be. She told me she would always be there for me no matter how old I got. And that promise I've never forgot. Growing up she was there to teach me how to properly dress, clean, groom, tie my shoe, write, and how to respectively talk to a young woman and not call every other one boo but to treat them all with a great deal of respect. It's crazy to me how what one woman can do from giving birth to a child, to loving that child, caring for that child, and raising that child and to have such a powerful effect on ones life. I appreciate everything she's done for me and I thank GOD everyday; for he blessed me with such a strong woman to raise me like no other and Im proud to call her my LOVING, CARING & CRAZY MOTHER.