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 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

eerie

we all owe our mother

trouble is

to many do not realize it

Mothers Rock

LOVE IT

wow sounds like we had the same mom. u lived in trinidad tooooo? lmao...funny

Hi All...thanks for your replies....

Eerie??? Okay Whatevah

To each his own.... I thought it was cute...

Eeerie to me is like ...Lake Erie,
or eeeeeeeerie as in scary cemetary during halloween

My daughter just forwarded this message to me
in celebration of my 54th birthday...

ADJ....Yes...we need to seize the moment
with our Moms & Dads
and with all our loved ones...


Cause we never know what tomorrow may bring...


Thank you ALL for your responses...


there are similar threads with all of our parents..
I am still so very fortunate to have my parents..

My Mom is 77, and my Dad is 82.

hilariousssssssssssssss!!!!

Sweetie, you don't look a day over 29!!!!

Happy Birthday Rap. hope you have a wonderful day

Oh, thank you..Miss Cat...I appreciate that...

that's good, cause I like the younger studs

But some of the older ones are soooo distinguished
and sooooooo very experienced..... hey hey

I attribute my youthfulness to my feistiness
and cause i ride my bike like the wind...
8-16 miles daily..usually
plus my kids and grandparents keep me young..

My daughter sent me a new photo,
but I couldn't open it
where's the " oh....shucks" emoticon ?

my grandparents. okay....

space .......the final frontier


where's the Twilight Zone theme song

Anyway..My grandparents ...

....Are not here anymore

they are on to bigger and better things ..


It is my grandkids who help me stay sane and young


and my friends who help keep me insane

remember these well, especially # 10
mine was peas, she found them on the floor when she went to sweep... lmao...
then the " i brought you into this world" was taught
thanks for the reminder, and thanks mom

ahh,hearing those things brings back memories ,too bad alot of kids now days don't hear them.i think if they did,it would be a whole different story!

thank you Geo, for stopping by and checking in ..
And thanks for sharing the walk down memory lane !

God bless Mom for all that knowledge

Jtevans...hi there, nice to meet you
Thank you for checking in to the funny farm with us.
And thanks for those very right-on comments...