When my mother and grandmother told the story of our births, it was mostly of how Caroline had refused to breathe.

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My mother always told me, if you study hard, the answers should be right under your nose or easily seen.

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My mother was a teacher. My father had planned to become a big business man, but he became a social worker instead.

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The first heart I made was when my mother was extremely ill and after she passed away I made the heart larger.

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But his middle name is Miles which is my mother's maiden name." "Elizabeth is named after my grandmother.

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She was a real lady my mother, she had come to teach in the island school and fell in love with my father.

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"My mother's was Virginia so we named after her and my wife Caty's middle name is Allison.

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I remember my father drove a bus and my mother was a waitress, and so we often didn't get to have Thanksgiving together.

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"When my mother was expecting me, she was expecting a boy to come along in January.

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So we took my mother's name and her name. "He is a third so,and I didn't like Trip or Tre, so Tres had it.

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But I knew I was not really a White House reporter yet, because the woman holding my arm and smiling nervously was my mother.

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"I was afraid of everything. My mother said I was afraid of my own shadow.

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my mother said to me now, "but all we will miss you,your father and I."

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You see, my Mother's not a hottie nor is she sexy. She's more than that.

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