09 May 2010 at 05:00
A Free Man
Family
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I want a wish a Happy Mothers’ Day to my Mom…
…and their Mum.
Because this raising of boys is a tough gig, even if they don’t grow up to be cowboys.
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I’m a fan of the original version of this song, but today isn’t about me. I thought my special lady friend might appreciate the Lucinda Williams [...]

Lucinda Williams [4:19m]:
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10 May 2009 at 13:07
A Free Man
Boy Z, Dr. O'C, parenting
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She never had an overwhelming desire to be a mother – I was the one that pushed kids – but she’s turned out to be a great one. Patient where I fly off the handle, vigilant where I’m distracted, quietly confident where I’m shrilly anxious.
In short, longed for or not, she is everything Boy Z [...]

Dream Bitches - "Mother's Day" [3:51m]:
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02 Mar 2008 at 01:04
A Free Man
Baby Z, Dr. O'C
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For reasons known only to a handful of English dowagers, Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday) falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent in the British Isles. I suspect that this vacillating date was established both to test British boys’ piety and to confuse the young lads, potentially leading to a full year of maternal guilt.
Z, with [...]

Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson - "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" [2:33m]:
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