The mother said to her son that her life has not been a "crystal staircase”. Rather it has been quite rough with protruding nails and pieces of wood jutting out and the carpet was missing. “Tacks”, “splinters”, “boards torn up” suggests hurdles of life. Tacks are nails and splinters are small fragments of wood which make it hard for the person to step. However, she is still climb it,
The mother said to her son that her life has not been a "crystal staircase”. Rather it has been quite rough with protruding nails and pieces of wood jutting out and the carpet was missing. “Tacks”, “splinters”, “boards torn up” suggests hurdles of life. Tacks are nails and splinters are small fragments of wood which make it hard for the person to step. However, she is still climb it,