What My Mother Taught Me...

"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside - I just finished cleaning!"
RELIGION:
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
TIME TRAVEL:
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
LOGIC:
"Because I said so, that's why."
FORESIGHT:
"Make sure you wear clean Underwear, in case you're in an accident."
IRONY:
"Keep laughing and I'll give you something to cry about."
OSMOSIS:
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper!"
CONTORTIONISM:
"Will you "look" at the dirt on the back of your neck!"
STAMINA:
"You'll sit there 'til all that spinach is finished."
WEATHER:
"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room."
PHYSICS PROBLEMS:
"If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you; would you listen then?"
HYPOCRISY:
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times - don't exaggerate!!!"
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE:
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION:
"Stop acting like your father!"
Originally published May 05, 2003.