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Unconditional
When I was a little girl, I guess I thought the world was sort a simple. That's the sort of things little girls think, anyway. My mama took care of me, and my daddy protected me, and that was what I knew about the world. That, and I knew that I wanted ta be a first grade teacher. But I think every little girl wants to be a first grade teacher for a little while. The only other thing I knew was that one day I was going to grow up and fall in love. It was goin' a be one of those unconditional fairy tale loves, of that I was certain. Well, I never did go on ta be a first grade teacher, and now I don't know what I was thinkin', because I can't stand little kids. But I did grow up ta be in love, and unconditional love, too. It wasn't the kind I thought, with a husband and a fairy tale. I don't know what I was thinkin' there, either, 'cause I don't really like havin' a man around any more than I like havin' a kid around, though I suppose there are some things a man is good for (or would be good for, 'cause I don't think mine learned anything in that category). But I guess I learned the hard way the only person gonna be around for you at the end a the day is you. So I had ta be my own unconditional love, and that's just how it should be.