A mother fulfils her child's needs and wishes.
And the last one could be when the mother is at her weakest she still tries be strong, because her child needs to rely on her.
Two forms of the same word are called Cognates
Some people on earth, don't get enough water everyday and they have to walk 5km at least to get a bucket of filthy water. So people who have clean water everyday sometimes waste it and pour it into a drain. However, they do not think about the people who actually need it and they take it for granted.
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Finger counting in my country usually starts with the index finger, then it goes down to the middle for two, ring for three, pinky for four, thumb for five. Sometimes it starts with the pinky finger. It's backwards when compared to France, but not very different. Neither makes more sense than the other, however it seems to be easier the American way.