my mother never...

My mother never quit on me even at my worst.  She never gave up on me, even when I gave up on her.  She never closed her door to me, and always kept me welcome.  My mother never got me everything I wanted, but she got me what I needed and that's what really matters.  My mother never had an abundant amount of money, but she never claimed to.  My mother never let me forget my worth, and she instilled good morals in me.  My mother never let anyone mess with her, she stayed strong for herself. My mother never had a steady job, but still put food on the table for her kids, and kept a roof over our heads.  My mother never let us leave without saying where we're going, which was kind of annoying but it had to do with our safety.  She never let us get away with anything, she always knew what was going on some way or another.  My mother never served herself first or bought herself new things because she put her children before her.  But my mother never really took care of her health, she was too busy making sure we were all good and healthy.  That's what has gotten her in the long run, years of stress caused by her role as a mother.  And in the end, it's now our turn, as the role of her children, to take care of her like she took care of us.