My boy is 12, so I know what kids can be like. You always love them but you frequently want to kick their arses.
As someone who's been a man for almost 57 years, we men can be real asses at times, in fact, quite frequently! Most of those men probably got their views of women from the back rooms of the video store.
My mom, as most women of their time, thought that she had a long life as a housewife before her and that my father would take care of everything. She learned to be, as you said, one tough cookie. NOBODY messed with her or they didn't do it more than once. Many people were further shocked by her toughness since she was a very petite woman. SHE, along with 4 fabulous uncles, taught me more about being a man than my bastard of a father ever did.
Again, thank you for sharing.
PEACE! 
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