May 21, 2009
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- 25 REASONS I OWE MY MOTHER
- 1. 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..’
- 2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
- ‘You better pray that will come out of the carpet.’
- 3. 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!’
- 4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
- ‘ Because I said so, that’s why .’
- 5. 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.’
- 6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT
- ‘Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.’
- 7. My mother taught me IRONY
- ‘Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about.’
- 8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
- ‘Shut your mouth and eat your supper.’
- 9.. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM .
- ‘Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!’
- 10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
- ‘You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.’
- 11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
- ‘This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.’
- 12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
- ‘If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t exaggerate!’
- 13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
- ‘I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.’
- 14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
- ‘Stop acting like your father!’
- 15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
- ‘There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.’
- 16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
- ‘Just wait until we get home.’
- 17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
- ‘You are going to get it when you get home !’
- 18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
- ‘If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they a re going to freeze that way.’
- 19. My mother taught me ESP.
- ‘Put your sweater on; don’t you think I know when you are cold?’
- 20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
- ‘When that lawn mower cuts off your foot, don’t come running to me.’
- 21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT .
- ‘If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.’
- 22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
- ‘You’re just like your father.’
- 23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
- ‘Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?’
- 24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
- ‘When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.’
- 25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE
- ‘One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.’
Comments (2)
That’s awesome. My mom taught me that grammar is life and “Nothing’s final until your dead, and even then it’s negotiable.”
I was always threatened “don’t make me send your father in there”
when I was sent to bed and couldn’t settle down to sleep. I have to say
it was pretty effective…. ha.
Have a great holiday weekend,
*~matthew~*