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 are going to get stuck 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 toes, 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!

ROFL-#25-my thoughts.......

so EYE, our mother's had kids, us, by this logic, we turned out JUST LIKE OUR MOTHERS, when they were kids of course!

OMG-did I just say that?

#26 My mother taught me MOTIVATION.
"If you don't finish dinner with the rest of the family you won't get dessert."

I learned about "Supply and Demand", "Our Free Enterprise System", and "Work Ethics", within just my mother's 4 Spoken words of ............................."No-o-o- Workie, No-o-o-o Eatie...!!!!" :eek: :faint:
I also learned about "Cause and Affect", and What happens when that, "Irrisistible Force meets that Immovable Object", from my Mother's 9 spoken words that never resorted to this..................................

:rolleyes: "How Would You Like a Clout in the Snout....?!!! :eek: :faint: :p

Of course the latter "Mommiasm" always had me laughing, never crying... :D

:) :cool: :D :p ;) :rolleyes: :eyebrow: :faint: :D

Mirror Mirror on the wall I am my mother after all.

I can't believe how much I sound like my parents! The same advice, the same reactions and phrases. It's a good thing I like my Mom or this would be depressing.

I have to avoid the depressing, I have tried hard to not be like or do the things my mom did that were so hard on me as a kid. But I do try to do the things that were good.

I learned my mom is human and owe her the gift of being the person I truly am-even if she doesn't understand-I owe my mom to not try and be something I am not, that would not be honest and it is actually improving our very difficult relationship a little at a time.

I have learnd in all of my 36 years on this planet...my mom is truly my hero.

If I turn out to be 1/4 of the person she is...I will leave this planet happy...

One of my mom's favorite things to say (she never did cuss much, and when she did we just laughed and laughed)
anyway..she used to say
"Oh horsefeathers" when she knew we were full of it.

Then she would say...try again you used that last time....

And my favorite, I use all the time...
It's your lie, make is as big as you want!

When we were blabbing trying to manipulate...she would say
What are you selling? BS most of the time lol

She has taught me that nothing is more important than your family.
How to work hard. Appreciate everything you have.
She taught me how to talk things out...and be open.
She taught me how to be strong.
She taught me how to listen.
Love is unconditional.

She never gave us everything we wanted. She made us work for it, made us make hard decisions by having us make hard choices when we wanted to more than one thing....(like when we were kids...and we wanted a barbie or doll ...but only had enough for one....we used to hate that...now I appreciate it more..

She has made me realize that your kids grow up very fast....and to enjoy them as much as you can....