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Chuck Norris' mother on raising three sons

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    Wilma Norris Knight's autobiography available only at ChuckNorris.com

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Tennis match.

I've played well.

Chuck Norris facts here are some I -- When the bogey man goes to sleep at night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris is already been a Mars that's why they're no -- signs on Mars.

And Chuck Norris doesn't get sunburn that sun wouldn't dare.

But here's another fact about Chuck Norris you probably haven't heard.

When Chuck Norris prize is because his -- made -- thought -- She has three sons and describes.

Chuck has her defender Aaron as her sunshine and we learned who she lost in Vietnam.

As her hero.

She's got a wonderful new book -- acts of kindness my story please welcome will month Norris -- -- You know what and when we all talk about Chuck Norris he's Carlos to you is callous and that's how you'll always know and so I guess I'll have to call and Carlos it asks are you don't know who in the world I'm talking about if you call and check problem.

This is a wonderful book and it's a you know -- 91 you've got quite a few memories going on here yes.

But but I want to focus on the three sons.

Because each of them brought something very special to you.

And let's start with the one that most of us know the best and that's as we say chuck and -- -- you can't you call him your defend her.

Why.

It was related labor hideous so harbor where the real world -- him in -- back to them their pork.

And that he always was like command and -- because that's in his file Elizabeth there.

And so Haley don't -- I worked nights he babysit for the kids kids means and so many really figure out our bales of things to be paid.

He was Lucas sat down together.

Conceivably could say how old was he when all this what's changed for team room that's quite a load of responsibility -- an important -- -- And and you call -- You -- sunshine.

Well until I am -- I.

He came home later in life and I -- whistled for -- -- an -- in -- -- was gonna feed him.

That when he was -- my whole family.

They all so excited they had a new baby and -- and that's all he's -- now live suspension.

And we want your son who England was killed in Vietnam women's -- really have to go -- -- I hate he.

Never met a stranger and he -- -- -- And then they -- Nickelodeon mom of -- and stuff.

You had a tough life it was not easy to.

Both in terms have struggling and financial poverty and he your first husband.

Not exactly young man of the year and now he laughs and I really think that that it it -- -- -- -- to the I think that we did a lot of things to him which she could never get over.

And so wouldn't -- and live and learn about.

Trailing fourteen years of his left fourteen wins their plan.

And they said mom -- -- landed it dead for us don't you with can't take it in him.

He was an alcoholic and obviously the name of this is so that you know that that that does one of two things to children.

It either makes them tough and responsible are bitter and angry.

But I think it and usually if the mother is able to channel that that emotion.

It makes them just able to be tough and resourceful and responsible.

Something special must have been going on and -- month.

Race and those boys through all of that.

To make them the men that they turned out to be what with the secrets that you and I -- gave them as a mother to get kept them in church and Sunday school at Tulsa to school from.

And we had our -- solid time.

Spiritual life was in there and a lot of wasn't very important to me feminists still -- after 91 years it's not right now you're -- out.

I -- I don't want to.

If there are a lot of a lot of people struggling to hold their families together.

And to raise their kids the right way and you mentioned taking them to church and and praying with them.

Then some other things that you think would be important if you could say to some young mother out there.

Don't forget this what would -- be.

I would say.

He did -- not to love.

That you know teach him taken church and sends -- wrong.

The C gun didn't give us our children.

Here on the island -- -- them.

What a wonderful perspective.

And Alice in mind.

And then all of a sudden so.

I don't know -- also because.

Well at the -- you're going it's going to be a problem if you're not want you look like -- stronger than most of us here in fact a lot stronger than this audience I think.

-- -- You know that being Mother's Day weekend in your being here in New York with me.

For your 91 birthday.

They did not want to I'd leave you unattended so they have a special gift that they wanted me to make sure that you received and I'm I'm not gonna mess -- chuck I'm -- right now.

-- -- -- -- So much for being here okay.

And and the book is wonderful I hope you'll get a copy.

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