Nate Tilley reflects on being raised by his single mother, who worked three jobs while raising the family. He remembers going with her to the cafe before school and credits her uncompromising work ethic and unconditional love as the foundation of everything she did.
I would rather be raised by a strong woman than a weak man. One of the biggest lessons that I've taken from that is seeing the single parent mother work ethic and seeing my mum hold down three jobs. I used to go with her before school. Job number one was working at a cafe and I would bring out the metal chairs and tables for her. And then she would go to job number two and job number three and then get home. Job number four, right, which is raising a family. And not only that, but doing the responsibility that is usually shared by two people. That unconditional love and the life that she was able to support. You want to make your why so big that the how becomes easy for my mother, that why was us. There's no fire that she wasn't willing to walk through in order to provide an incredible life for us, which she did.
