1.SinceIwasagirl,mymotherdecreedthatIshouldsecurepowerthroughanoblemarriage.Iwedforloveonce,butquicklyrealizedImustalignmyselfwithamanofstanding.Enteringmysecondunion,Iknewpreciselymyobjective.Withinayearortwo,mysecondhusbandfellgravelyill.Problemoneresolved,Iturnedtoproblemtwo:thegentle-eyedgirlwhopresentedan新的challenge.2.Shipherofftoschool?Never!Idecreedshestayandfendforherself.Andso,shebecamethemaid.Shewasslothful,mad,conversingwiththerodents,Ideemed.Herinnocencewasherundoing,andapriceshefairpaid.3.Totheatticshewasbanished,outofsight,outofmind.Icouldhavecastherout,butmyheartislargeandfullofcharity."Mother,"theysay,"yourheartistoobigforyou!"Mydecisionwasmade;IknewwhatIhadtodo.Difficultchildrentakeadvantageofone'sgoodness,afterall.4.So,youlockthemup,discardingthekey!Suchachildisfoundoneveryfamilytree.Ungrateful,hateful,vile,theymakeyourlifeamisery.Breaktheirspirit;makethembendtheknee!5.Thus,theylearntocomplywitheverycommand.Youmaydeemitcruel,butsomecallitloveinitssternestform.It'stoughlovethatshapesthemintosomeonetheymustbecome.Chorus:Throughallthatlifethrows,we'llweatherthepaintogether.Forwearemothers;ourexperiencesareunique.We'llriseabove,wagethegoodfight.Asmothers,we'llshowthemwhatisrightandtrue.Note:Theoriginallyricscontainedinconsistenciesandgrammaticalerrors.Therevisedversionabovecorrectstheseandretainstheoriginalmessagewhileenhancingthetext'sflowandclarity.