My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE:
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside -- I just finished cleaning!"
My mother taught me RELIGION:
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL:
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
My mother taught me LOGIC:
"Because I said so, that's why!"
My mother taught me FORESIGHT:
"Be sure you wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident."
My mother taught me IRONY:
"Keep laughing and I'll give you something to cry about."
My mother taught me about OSMOSIS:
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper!"
My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM:
"Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck!"
My mother taught me about STAMINA:
"You'll sit there 'til all that spinach is finished."
My mother taught me about WEATHER:
"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room."
My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS:
"If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you, would you listen then?"
My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY:
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times -- don't exaggerate!!!"
My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE:
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION:
"Stop acting like your father!"
My mother taught me about ENVY:
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!"
South Beaches Real Estate Professionals - Saint Petersburg, FL
Realtor - Broker - St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island
Inactive - Wailuku, HI
Living the Hawaii Lifestyle
Mothers provide good advice and let's include grandmothers in that too. In my case, the "clean underwear in case of an accident" stuff came from my grandmother. She was a nurse so am sure this was especially important to her.
Oct 03, 2008 05:17 AM
Competitive Insurance of Dundee - Dundee, FL
<<<<<APPLAUSE>>>>> Susan, this really "took me back"...and I loved it! Thank you so much for making me laugh, smile, and appreciate my CHILDHOOD!!! THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!!! I needed the ha-ha's...HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND Susan...I'm going to share this is my sister!
Oct 03, 2008 05:17 AM
Credit Restoration Consultants - Plantation, FL
Keller Williams - Simpsonville, SC
Glad you enjoyed it! Lori and everyone else are welcome to use it - share a laugh - we all need one.
Oct 03, 2008 05:26 AM
Windermere Peninsula Properties - Allyn, WA
Managing Broker Windermere Peninsula Properties
James Pycha (R) - REMAX KAUAI - Princeville, HI
(R), REMAX Kauai Broker
Hi Susan , , VERY entertaining. Great Mother.... good stuff . . . Thanks for your post. Very good information.
Thanks
Jim
Oct 03, 2008 05:41 AM
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