My mother pleaded with him but he wouldn't listen. Then she decided to resist all his moves to make me learn an artisan trade. My mother called me to her room one night and talked to me. She wept while she talked. "I have only loved you as a mother should love her child.
I have defended you and believed you have a future in front of you. But Dennis, you bring me too much pains and heartache. Do you know what will become of you if your father's threat is carried out?
You will end up being a low life in future. Is that what you want? I am your mother, I will not let you go down but I need your cooperation to save your future.