I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve.

我告诉母亲我不想继续上学，但是母亲不同意。

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For a long time, I have wanted a mother, just like other boys.

很久以来，我一直想要一个妈妈，就像其他男孩一样。

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My mother also encouraged me to make what I wanted.

我的母亲也鼓励我做自己想做的。

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Isn't it "anything father,further"? The idea! I married your mother because I wanted children.

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I wanted to go back and leer at my strange Dickensian mother in the hash joint. I tingled all over from head to foot.

这时的我已经有些神志不清，真想回去看看,小饭馆里奇怪的幽灵一般的母亲。

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However, after having children I wanted my mother to be by my side.

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"I'm standing here in front of my mother and my daughter, and my whole life I wanted to make my mother proud, and now I want to make my daughter proud, " she said, holding back tears.

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What worked for me was (years ago) letting my mother know I wanted to be able to help her if and when the time came.

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