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- Hey, y'all, Mother's Day is soon approaching,
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and I think about my mother and my father a lot.
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But the closer we get to Mother's Day,
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maybe I think about her a little more.
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Do you know my mother passed away at 44?
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So it has been 55 years since I've seen my mother.
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And this was my mother,
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and this was Aunt Peggy.
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And little did I know
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I was only gonna have 23 years with this woman.
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And I've had many more years with my Aunt Peggy
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than I did my mother.
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I never thought I would wind up her caregiver.
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So, you never know what shape or form
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your mom is gonna turn up in.
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I was so lucky to have my mother's sister
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that took the love for me
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and helped carry it on,
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I was not nearly, nearly grown,
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even though I thought I was and had two babies.
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But there is nothing like the love of a mother.
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And I was just reading some quotes,
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and I hope that all of y'all out there,
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I hope you had a wonderful mother.
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You know, everything's...
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When you're raising children, it's not always pretty.
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In fact, it can get ugly,
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but it was always a pile of love there,
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and that never changed.
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And I have to say that motherhood
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is one of the hardest jobs out there.
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And I admire mothers greatly.
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There's many mothers out there
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that are having to raise children on their own
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without a partner, and that's sad.
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But y'all have managed to do it.
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And if you've been lucky enough
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to have a mother live to be an old ripe age
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and a good relationship, whether you're...
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You have been double blessed.
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So I want y'all to just remember your mothers today
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and what an important role they played
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in making you into the person that you are today.
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And I'm banking on the fact
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that y'all are great, great women
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that came from very good, strong stock.
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And like I said, I was just reading some quotes.
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"A mother's love is a melody
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that plays in our hearts forever."
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"And you don't just hold my hand,
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you hold my heart forever and always.
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Every hug, every word,
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every moment with you is a treasure, Mom.
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Your love is the softest place to land
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and the strongest place to stand.
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And mothers of the angels
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who lift us up when we forget how to fly."
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And sometimes, that does happen, doesn't it?
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I just adore my children,
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the two that I gave birth to
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and the two that I got through Michael,
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and one that I've got through my brother, Bubba.
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So it's such an honor to be called, "Mother."
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I try, I try to be a good mother.
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I try to live up to what my children hope I will be.
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But anyway, I just wanted to wish all you girls out there
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who are mothers and fathers who have the job of a mother.
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I just want to send y'all much love,
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and give y'all an attagirl 'cause it's a hard job.
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But I know it's one you got in you.
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Happy Mother's Day to y'all all,
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and I'm sending you love and best dishes
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Hey, y'all, it's Paula Deen.
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Love and Best Dishes Y'all.
