Thank you for speaking for me,

but also not speaking over me.

Thank you for guiding me on the right path,

but also allowing me to make my own choices.

Thank you for teaching me right and wrong,

but also letting me make mistakes.

Thank you for praising me when I did well,

but also reprimanding me when I didn’t.

Thank you for being my mother,

but also taking on the duties of my father.