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I've thought a lot about that night.
I believe my mother saved my life.
I also believe that parents, if they love you, will hold you up safely,
above the swirling waters, and sometimes that means you'll never know what they
endured, and you may treat unkindly, in a way you otherwise wouldn't.

But there's a story behind everything.
How a picture got on the
wall.
How a scar got your face.
Sometimes the stories are simple, and
sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking.
But behind all your stories is
always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins.

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