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The things I've learnt from my mother - enjoy :)





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 are going to stick 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.'

And my favorite:

25 My mother taught me about JUSTICE
'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!'

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.'


Absolutely love that one !!!!

That was great thanks xx

Absolutely brilliant Annabel, will pass this on If I may....x

My Mother told me
If I was goody
That she would buy me
A rubber dolly
My Auntie told her
I'd kissed a soldier
Now she won’t buy me
A rubber dolly

Someone did post that here a while back. ;)

I called my mum and read it to her over the phone. This was about in the middle of the stress and distress of her and my sister's cancers. She and I had a huge and long laugh over them.

So it's good to see them again -- and I'll bet somebody else's mum gets a laugh out of them this time around too!


10.. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
'You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone.'

I once sat there staring at a forkful of cottage cheese for about two hours. That was my father, and I won that standoff.

And I still won't eat cottage cheese. Looks like barf. Except in my grandmother's fine jellied veg salad. Which my brother named many years ago, and has been known ever since in our family as ... puke salad.

Annabel, I didn't realise that we were sisters, thats MY mother your talking about !!!

Too much to put on here, and it would bore you all anyway.......but my Sis and I realised after she had gone......how many sayings she had, she was a wise old owl and very kind.....

sally

oops just read this somewhere?

Very sorry, I didn't see this. I will remove my unoriginal post right away, with apologies.