Backstory: My boss tells me at work one afternoon, “Don’t let anyone ever tell you you’re not stubborn.” I e-mailed my mom the boss’ exact quote, knowing she’d love to hear this. This is my mom’s response via e-mail.
No Shit.

You might be stubborn, but I know you came by it honestly.

I imagine there’s more than one teacher who had to hit the bottle after thouroughly explaining to your complete satisfaction whatever the concept being taught that day happened to be. I always got satisfaction from knowing that they were earning every penny they made because, by golly, you made sure you understood what there was to learn. Because of that, my dear, you will always be successful.

If you use it to your advantage , you’ll go far.

I love you

Momma