These Letters from a Single Mother Will Make You Believe in Love Again | Philicia Baugh
A single mother, Phillicia Baugh, reads out letters she penned to her son through different stages of his life. Her story proves that there's nothing stronger than a mother's love.
Transcript
00:00 I'm not the first teenager to get pregnant, and I won't be the last.
00:04 I had you before I had a driver's license.
00:07 I had you before I had dreams.
00:10 I had you before I had me.
00:14 While I raised you, you raised me.
00:17 You knew me as soon as you saw me, and fell in love with me when I spoke.
00:22 I could tell by the way your eyes wandered to follow my voice through the crowd.
00:26 You are sweet as honey and so amazing to me.
00:30 I'm only 16, and I've made some mistakes, but you, my love, I will never regret.
00:37 The world will treat us different.
00:39 They will say I'm too young to be your mom.
00:42 None of this is true.
00:43 This is our journey.
00:45 It begins now.
00:47 No excuses.
00:48 No shame.
00:49 And most importantly, no looking back for us.
00:52 We made life work because we worked hard at being a family.
00:57 Dear, boy, you better turn that radio down.
01:00 I have finals this week, and I need you to act right.
01:03 Now I heard about your troubles, so we need to sit and talk.
01:07 You're angry inside, and the things that are broken a mother can't fix.
01:12 I know it is hard not having your father around, but as your mother, I will comfort you when
01:17 you hurt.
01:18 Lend you my strength when you get weak.
01:20 Educate you and love you immensely.
01:23 All I ask is that you lead and never follow.
01:26 That you love like you've never lost, and that you speak the truth all the days of your
01:31 life.
01:32 Know that it's okay to cry, and you're never too old for your mama to hold.
01:37 I tell you I love you every day because so often, we see tomorrow is not guaranteed.
01:43 Recently, my mother told me I was the mother she always wanted to be.
01:50 After I cried a little, my heart shifted to you.
01:54 You helped me make the single parenting thing look easy, then secretly wipe away my tears
02:00 when we know no one is looking.
02:02 You've always blossomed, no matter where I've planted you.
02:07 I am the best me because I was blessed with the perfect you.
02:12 As your 18th birthday draws near, I stand here to say, may you never go hungry, may
02:18 you never be cold.
02:20 I will always love you.
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