THINGS OUR MOTHERS TAUGHT US AND OTHER TIDBITS OF WISDOM
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- 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 MORE LOGIC, " If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
- My mother taught me FORESIGHT, "Make sure you wear clean underware, in case you're in an accident."
- My mother taught me IRONY, "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
- My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS, "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
- My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM, "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck."
- My mother taught me about STAMINA, "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
- My mother taught me about WEATHER, "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
- My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION, "Just wait till we get home."
- My mother taught me about RECEIVING, "You are going to get it when you get home!"
- My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE, "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to stick that way."
- 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 HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT, "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
- My mother taught me GENETICS, "You're just like your father."
- My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
- My mother taught me WISDOM, "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
- My mother taught me about JUSTICE, " One day you'll have kids and I hope they turn out just like you."
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LOVE MANY, TRUST FEW, AND ALWAYS PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE
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"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to Dance in the Rain"
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