I've always done my best to... Be the best that I can be. It might not have always worked, but I did put in the effort. I... I always tried, with everything that I had.

[ Maybe she hadn't always been successful, but hadn't she always tried? She put so much into her home, her world, and now... ]

I wasn't calling you small-minded in the least. It's just something that can change the way people see you, and I know that. I'm aware that knowing some of the things I've seen and done will change how you view me, and I'm learning to be okay with that.

[ She doesn't want to give up her friendship with him, after all. She was determined. ]