| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| yarnmamma |
Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 9:04:38 PM
Hi gals, I got this in an email today.
What Mom taught 
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 ION .
"Stop acting like your father!"
15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
"There are millions of less fortunate children in t his 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 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 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!"
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"NEVER underestimate the power of a woman."
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| miss wilma |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 08:32:28 AM
My mom picked this up from an old neighbor lady, Eat your apple tomorrow you will be wanting the core
Farm Girl #96
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| CountryBorn |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 08:07:17 AM
I heard them all!! She used to say the staving kids one to me all the time. Little snot that I was I used to say, well they can have mine I'd be glad to send them to them. But, her all time favorite was I hope you have 6 kids when you grow up and they are all just like you! I was a brat!!!
MJ
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| yarnmamma |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 06:06:38 AM
LOL it's good to laugh...you gals are funny today.
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"NEVER underestimate the power of a woman."
farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 05:38:37 AM
And I also remember, in conjunction with any unpleasant task like piano practice or anything requiring a kid unfriendly use of time: "One day, you'll thank me for this!"
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 05:23:35 AM
Memories....
Farmgirl Sister #35
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 12:06:40 AM
You are right, and sometimes they were from India, too! :)
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Farmtopia |
Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 11:57:58 PM
OMG this is too funny. Yep, they all sound familiar. Jeannie..I thought it was kids in Africa :D
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 11:31:55 PM
Sounds very familiar! And I thought my mom was the only one who said those things!
I can think of one more my mom said that taught me about GEOGRAPHY:
Kids in China are starving, and you don't want your peas.
I used to want to box my peas up and send them to those starving kids.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 11:11:00 PM
Yep sounds like home to me..haha I love that one!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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| miss wilma |
Posted - Mar 17 2008 : 9:38:07 PM
Linda I think most of our mothers taught us this , anyway I join you
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