• 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!”
  
  
• 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 LOGIC…
  • “If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to the store with me.”
  
  
• My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE…
  • “If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are 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 I know when you’re cold?”
  
  
• 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’re 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 WISDOM OF AGE.
  • “When you get to be my age, you will understand.”
  
  
• And my all time favorite…JUSTICE…
  • “One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you…then you’ll see what it’s like.”

~ Unknown