More of What My Mother Taught Me

  • My Mother taught me LOGIC…
    “If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can’t go to the store with me.”
  • My Mother taught me MEDICINE…
    “If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they’re going to freeze that way.”
  • My Mother taught me TO THINK AHEAD…
    “If you don’t pass your spelling test, you’ll never get a good job!”
  • My Mother taught me ESP…
    “Put your sweater on; don’t you think that I know when you’re cold?”
  • My Mother taught me TO MEET A CHALLENGE…
    “What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you…Don’t talk back to me!”
  • My Mother taught me HUMOR…
    “When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.”
  • My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT…
    “If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.
  • My mother taught me ABOUT SEX…
    “How do you think you got here?”
  • 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 the WISDOM of AGE…
    “When you get to be my age, you will understand.”
  • My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION…
    “Just wait until your father gets home.”
  • My mother taught me about RECEIVING…
    “You are going to get it when we get home.”
  • And my all time favorite thing – JUSTICE…
    “One day you will have kids, and I hope they turn out just like YOU..then you’ll see what it’s like.”