Dear Mama: I Solemnly Swear

To stand tall.
To stay to the course.
Make difficult choices unflinchingly, regardless of what the pressure to do otherwise might be and regardless of the risks involved.
I cannot and will not falter.
I cannot and will not fail.
The stakes are too high.
The cost of failing is unthinkable.
[taken and (slightly) reworded from: A Prayer for the City, Buzz Bissinger]

Furthermore:
-I'ma hold the fam down through 3 generations. I'm talking when spaceships are around and your great, great grands reminiscing over the foundation you gave em'. (Hovito Baby)
-I said mommy I'ma love you til' you don't hurt no more, and when I'm older, you don't have to work no more. (Mr. West)

Contentment is Key,
B