when i was a child, i had a mamma. patient, nurturing, watchful
when i was adolescent, i had a mom. warm, tired, anxious
when i was becoming an adult, i had a mum. careless, turbulent, encouraging
when i go to bed at night, i have a burden. resentful, belligerent, muddled
when i was a kid, i had a daddy. cheerful, irritated, home
when i was a teenage, i had a dad. hilarious, educating, inebriated
when i was coming of age, i had a absences. no show, vacancy, omission
when i wake up in the morning, i have a father. whimsical, comrade, advocate
when we are adults, we will have learned from the mistakes and lessons of our mothers and fathers to become the parents that our parents have raised us to be.
children learn by what they experience.