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 1.______2.______ and manage his 3._____ 4.______.
3) Now the speaker realizes how his mother has prepared him. She’s respected his 1._____________ , and has made sure he could understand his 2.______ 3._______ and has let him know that she’ll always be there to catch him when he 4._______ .