good post and awesome storys! Here is my mum-story:
As a child, I did something at school. The teacher ordered my mother to talk and complained about me. My mom asked me if it was true. Although I knew that it was true, i said no. The teacher became angry and accused me of lying. My mother looked straight into her eyes and said, "My son is not lying". The teacher immediately realized that it was futile. This mother would defend her son to the blood, no matter what he did.
Since that day, I knew that even the heavens could break over me, my mother would always be there.