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!"

 
Posted by Susan McQuaide on 10/03/2008 12:09 PM   Comments (9)   humor, mother, lessons  
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This is hilarious, my favorite one is the "Logic"

St. pete real estae
12:16pm • #1
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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.
12:17pm • #2

<<<<<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!
12:17pm • #3

Hi Susan,

Thank you soooo much for that post. May I borrow it? I would love to point out to my children just how much they actually learned from me hahahaha...

Happy Friday!!

Lori Isaacson
12:18pm • #4

opps forgot to log in...

Lori
12:19pm • #5

That's cool, thanks for sharing.
12:21pm • #6

Glad you enjoyed it! Lori and everyone else are welcome to use it - share a laugh - we all need one.
12:26pm • #7
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Great post Susan!I like your mother. She sounds like  mine-Dinah
12:34pm • #8
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Hi Susan ,  ,  VERY entertaining.  Great Mother.... good stuff . . .   Thanks for your post. Very good information.

Thanks

Jim
12:41pm • #9


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