<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=441419" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Raised to be Totally Independent</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I knew my mother very well.<br>In fact...<br>We were related.<br>By birth.<br>Somehow folks that knew us both, <br>Either did not know that or accept<br>My mother and I knew each other before<br>Many of them did.<br>Many people would come to me, <br>To say what kind of person she was.<br>As if I was a visitor...<br>That showed up on the holidays.<br>I am the result of my mother's teachings.<br>And I hope I've done her lessons well.<br>In fact...<br>When I had been just a kid at 18, <br>And had enlisted in the military.<br>My training instructors were amazed<br>That I was so disciplined.<br>I already knew how to iron, sew, cook and clean.<br>Many of those things some guys struggled, <br>Through.<br>As they endured basic training.<br>People without military training aren't aware...<br>If mama wasn't there, <br>Uncle Sam ensured those things got done! <br>Or no guy would survive on just learning how to clean a gun.<br>My mama didn't pack no gun.<br>But she knew what was best for her son! <br>And to a large degree...<br>My mama prepared me to confront the enemy.<br>My ex-wives! <br>And I say that kind of jokingly.<br>But I was raised to be totally independent, <br>Since I can remember.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=441419" data-title="Raised to be Totally Independent de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="I knew my mother very well. In fact... We were related. By birth. Somehow folks that knew us both, Either did not know that or accept My mother and I knew each other before Many of them did. Many people would come to me, To say what kind of pers..."></div> </div> </div>

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