My Mother Taught Me .....
My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION... My Mother taught me about RECEIVING... My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE... My Mother taught me LOGIC... My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE... My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD... My Mother taught me ESP... My Mother taught me HUMOR... My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT... My Mother taught me about GENETICS... My Mother taught me about my ROOTS... My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE... And my all time favorite... JUSTICE...
"Just wait until your father gets home."
"You are going to get it when we get home!"
"What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you. Don't talk back to me!"
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
"If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job."
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you're cold?"
"When that lawn mower cuts off you toes, don't come running to me."
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
"You're just like your father."
"Do you think you were born in a barn?"
"When you get to be my age, you will understand."
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you... Then you'll see what its like."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
