| Things My Mother Taught Me |
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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." |
