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I grew up in a home where I was taught to say:
Sorry and mean it,
Thank you, for the littlest things, and
Please, when I’m asking for something,

I grew up in a home where I was taught to:
Give without expecting anything in return,
Care for those who need it, and
Love wholeheartedly.

I grew up in a home where:
Loyalty is a norm,
Trust abounds, and
Deceit is absent.

I grew up in a home where I was never told,
That these things I’ve imbibed,
Were almost nonexistent,
Outside my home.