"One such occasion I remember very well. One night, at the age of sixteen, I stayed out with my boyfriend, my future husband, until nearly two a.m. My curfew was 11 p.m. I had never been this disobedient before. Mother was livid! Out on the sidewalk in her nightgown and robe, she shouted, "John, I don't want you coming around here anymore!"
Embarrassed beyond belief, in tears, I raced into the house and tore up the stairs to my room. Naturally, as a teenager, I thought Mom was aloof and totally unreasonable. That was then.
Now, as an adult, I know that this thoughtless teenager caused her mother great anxiety and worry. She was a wonderful mother; always there; always forgiving. I wasn't always willing to acknowledge but, deep down in my heart where it truly mattered, I always knew that my mother was my best friend."
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