Momma Always Said...
- My Mother taught me TO APPRECIATE
A JOB WELL DONE - "If you are going to kill
each other, do it outside because 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 101-
"Because I said so, that's why."
- My Mother taught me LOGIC 102
- "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck,
you are not going to the store with me."
- My Mother taught me FORESIGHT
- "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you
are in an accident."
- My Mother taught me IRONY -
"Keep crying 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 CONTORTIONIST
- "Will you 'look' at the dirt on the back of your
neck."
- My Mother taught me about STAMINA
- "You will sit there 'till 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 ENVY
- "There are million of less fortunate children in
this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
- My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION
- "Just wait until we get home."
- My Mother taught me about RECEIVING
- "You are going to get it when we get home."
- My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE
- "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are
going to freeze that way."
- My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD
- "If you don't pass your spelling test, you will never
get a good job."
- My Mother taught me ESP - "Put
your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"
- My Mother taught me HUMOR -
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come
running to me."
- My Mother taught me about GENETICS
- "You are just like your Father."
- My Mother taught me about my ROOTS
- "Do you think you were born in a barn."
- My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF
AGE - "When you get to be my age, you will
understand."
- And my all time favorite that my Mother
taught me was JUSTICE - "One day you will have
kids....and I hope they all turn out just like you."
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