1. When the speaker was a little boy, he often fell out of (1) ____ and off his (2) ____. When he got hurt, his mother would wipe away his (3)____.2. At age 15, when the speaker didn't have enough money to buy a new computer, his mother said nothing because she wanted him to learn his (4) ____ and manage his (5)____.3. Now the speaker realizes how his mother has prepared him. She's respected his (6) ____, and has made sure he could understand his (7) ____ and has let him know that she'll always be there to catch him when he (8) ____.