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I caught a lot of flak for being a young mama.

My father made sure of discipline, but my mum, she was serious business.

Sometimes we'd have to climb a tree and pick our own whips to be disciplined with. When you had to pick your own whip, you knew you were in for it.

One day, I went to buy something for my dad at the shops, and I heard a song by Nat King Cole called 'Stardust Melody.' It was like I went into a trance or something. I forgot all about my dad sending me to the shop. When I got home, I explained to him what happened. I thought I was going to get a whipping, but he understood.

Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped.

My mother was a real tough cookie. She raised the three of us, and she worked at the same time.

Being the 8th out of 10 kids, and being the one that stayed in trouble, I sort of became a momma's boy.

My father had a very violent temper, and he was never home. So I was kind of a mama's boy.