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May 6, 2009:

Ryan Gordon Penn on »Real Love« by Hettie Van Zyl:
"Too true, Nothing like the love of a Mother. It is, for us boys, the first contact we have with a woman and the lessons learn't stay with us way into our adult lives."

Mar 23, 2009:

Happy Mhlongo on »Real Love« by Hettie Van Zyl:
"Yes, but the only word to describe mother is love keep it up girl I love it"