I'm raised by a single mom and didn't have pops around for the most part of my life. And she, by any means necessary, gave me the best opportunities that she knew how to give me.

I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls.

My mom saved my life. She gave me mouth-to-mouth more than once.

I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents.

Although I have a lot of close female friends in my life, my number one is still my mom. Without her, I wouldn't have the values that I have and see the world the way that I do today. She taught me how to appreciate and respect women. She taught me chivalry and how to love a woman and respect their feelings and emotions.

This isn't the life I thought we'd have, my love. This isn't the way I thought we'd be living, my dear. This isn't the way things were supposed to happen, my angel. But yet here we are. Here we are still smiling. Here we are still laughing. Here we are still loving. Here we are still learning. Here we are together. The way I knew it would be. I have you. And you my dear, will forever have me.