A Mother's Teachings

1. My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION... "Just wait until your father gets
home."
2. My Mother taught me about RECEIVING.... "You're going to get it when we get
home!"
3. 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!"
4. My Mother taught me LOGIC... "If you fall out off that swing and break your
neck, you�re not going to the store with me."
5. My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE... "If you don't stop crossing your
eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
6. My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD... "If you don't pass your spelling
test, you'll never get a good job."
7 My Mother taught me HUMOR... "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't
come running to me."
8 My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT... "If you don't eat your
vegetables, you'll never grow up."
9. My Mother taught me about GENETICS... "You're just like your father."
10. My Mother taught me about my ROOTS... "Do you think you were born in a
barn?"
11. My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE... "When you get to be my age, you
will understand."
12. 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."