Tina Knowles

Teeny Mama.

Teeny Mama.

So, you know, she mothered people and she took people in, and so that's all I've known my whole life. And I know in my heart that we are born to families, but that other people, I mean, it might not be your blood, Mama, but... But, you know, sometimes, but you can have a mama. And I just love mothering. It's my gift. I think God gave to me, so I love it.

So, you know, she mothered people and she took people in, and so that's all I've known my whole life. And I know in my heart that we are born to families, but that other people, I mean, it might not be your blood, Mama, but... But, you know, sometimes, but you can have a mama. And I just love mothering. It's my gift. I think God gave to me, so I love it.

So, you know, she mothered people and she took people in, and so that's all I've known my whole life. And I know in my heart that we are born to families, but that other people, I mean, it might not be your blood, Mama, but... But, you know, sometimes, but you can have a mama. And I just love mothering. It's my gift. I think God gave to me, so I love it.

And it's brought me so much joy. And I say all the time that, again, I just want to reiterate that some of us are not blessed enough to have our blood family, but you can still have a family. There is always somebody out there that needs some love, too. And you just exchange that love.

And it's brought me so much joy. And I say all the time that, again, I just want to reiterate that some of us are not blessed enough to have our blood family, but you can still have a family. There is always somebody out there that needs some love, too. And you just exchange that love.

And it's brought me so much joy. And I say all the time that, again, I just want to reiterate that some of us are not blessed enough to have our blood family, but you can still have a family. There is always somebody out there that needs some love, too. And you just exchange that love.

Yeah, well, some of the... You know, I want to talk about that, too, because my mother was a wonderful woman, and she was a great mom, but she had a lot of fear, and she put that fear... Tried to put it on me, but I was just too wild and stubborn to listen. But she also was so... When I say she's overprotective, I felt like she didn't trust me. I went through some teenage years where my mom was...

Yeah, well, some of the... You know, I want to talk about that, too, because my mother was a wonderful woman, and she was a great mom, but she had a lot of fear, and she put that fear... Tried to put it on me, but I was just too wild and stubborn to listen. But she also was so... When I say she's overprotective, I felt like she didn't trust me. I went through some teenage years where my mom was...

Yeah, well, some of the... You know, I want to talk about that, too, because my mother was a wonderful woman, and she was a great mom, but she had a lot of fear, and she put that fear... Tried to put it on me, but I was just too wild and stubborn to listen. But she also was so... When I say she's overprotective, I felt like she didn't trust me. I went through some teenage years where my mom was...

you know, she just, I felt like, you know, I just felt like she was, she didn't trust me. She thought I was fast or I was going to go get pregnant and my friends got pregnant. And so then she was like, oh, you know, she just harped on that so much. And sometimes created a little shame about things that I shouldn't even felt shame about. So I'm very honest about that because my mom was flawed.

you know, she just, I felt like, you know, I just felt like she was, she didn't trust me. She thought I was fast or I was going to go get pregnant and my friends got pregnant. And so then she was like, oh, you know, she just harped on that so much. And sometimes created a little shame about things that I shouldn't even felt shame about. So I'm very honest about that because my mom was flawed.

you know, she just, I felt like, you know, I just felt like she was, she didn't trust me. She thought I was fast or I was going to go get pregnant and my friends got pregnant. And so then she was like, oh, you know, she just harped on that so much. And sometimes created a little shame about things that I shouldn't even felt shame about. So I'm very honest about that because my mom was flawed.

She wasn't perfect. She was darn near perfect in other ways, but in that way, we had a rough teenage year time. Because I felt like, and when you guys read the book, you'll see that there were times when I felt like she didn't trust me, and I have an older sister who's here tonight. Flo, I don't know where you are.

She wasn't perfect. She was darn near perfect in other ways, but in that way, we had a rough teenage year time. Because I felt like, and when you guys read the book, you'll see that there were times when I felt like she didn't trust me, and I have an older sister who's here tonight. Flo, I don't know where you are.

She wasn't perfect. She was darn near perfect in other ways, but in that way, we had a rough teenage year time. Because I felt like, and when you guys read the book, you'll see that there were times when I felt like she didn't trust me, and I have an older sister who's here tonight. Flo, I don't know where you are.

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