Trevor 和妈妈的关系，就像猫和老鼠，就像是警察和罪犯。两人之间常常是斗智斗勇。这一章中，讲到好几个有趣的例子。 一次他缠着妈妈要糖果时，妈妈灵机一动，假装答应，等他拿了糖果来结账时，假装不认识他，大大秀了一把演技。
Trevor七八岁的时候，妈妈开始和他用写信的方式沟通，不知道这是不是他妈妈为了锻炼他分析和写作的能力而有意为之？两人就像是律师对簿公堂，相互找对方的漏洞。Trevor对答和分析得有板有眼，写信一来二去还真培养了他分析和辩论的能力。
小事靠写信，大事打板子。但是不管怎样的方式，Trevor都“服气”， 因为母亲的每次管教出于爱，出于违反原则纪律的矫正，而不是出于意气用事或生气发泄。
One thing I respected about my mom was that she never left me in any doubt as to why I was receivign the hiding . It wasn't rage or anger . It was discipline from a place of love.
Because you did something wrong . It doesn‘’t mean I don't love you anymore .
而且母亲很有原则，鼓励Trevor挑战不合理。我又仿佛看到那位倔强个性，不屈从于荒谬制度的骄傲女性。
My mother grew up with these rules and she questioned them when they didn't hold up ,she simply went around them . She taught me to challenge authority and quesiton the system .
母亲教给Trevor另一个重要的品质就是：忘记生活中的不如意，信心满满向前行。不要因为生活中的挫折和不如意而畏缩不前。
But I was blessed with another trait I inherited from my mother :her ability to forget the pain in life.
It's better to take it ,spend some time crying , then wake up the next day and move on .
生活的哲学不正是如此？生活中不如意十之八九，哭过笑过，不论怎样，明天又是崭新的一天，在不如意的世界里全力以赴。
