Boast is always a cry of despair except in the young it is a cry of hope.
When everything else physical and mental seems to diminish the appreciation...
If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it you just feel that...
I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She's a very independent woman and I admire that about her. In my life I've tried to be like that. To be okay with being on my own and being independent.