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User ID: 7492010 United States 08/28/2014 07:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I Owe My Mother... 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." My mother taught me RELIGION "You better pray that will come out of the carpet." 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!" My mother taught me LOGIC "Because I said so, that's why." 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." My mother taught me FORESIGHT "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident." My mother taught me IRONY "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about." My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS "Shut your mouth and eat your supper." My mother taught me about CONTORTION-ISM "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!" My mother taught me about STAMINA "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone." My mother taught me about WEATHER "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it." My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!" My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out." My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION . "Stop acting like your father!" 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." My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION "Just wait until we get home." My mother taught me about RECEIVING "You are going to get it when you get home!" My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way." My mother taught me ESP "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are 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 GENETICS "You're just like your father." My mother taught me about my ROOTS "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?" My mother taught me WISDOM "When you get to be my age, you'll understand." My mother taught me about JUSTICE "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!" Only you folks my age understand these profound statements! But, there is one missing from this list~~My personal all-time favorite! My mother taught me about CHOICE "Do you want me to stop this car?" |
Theobromine
User ID: 19876247 United States 08/28/2014 08:03 AM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hilarious! "What are you helping with all this helping?" Buddhist saying |
Norml85
User ID: 41523924 United States 08/28/2014 08:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I find myself saying most of these again to my children daily! 5* op great post! Married to a ginger |
Lekker
User ID: 36374720 South Africa 08/28/2014 08:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 5 stars 33 I LOVE CATS AND SOME PEOPLE. |
eekers Dreamer of Dreams
User ID: 38137469 United States 08/28/2014 08:55 AM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | momma didn't raise no fool! "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." - T. S. Eliot |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 59156940 United Kingdom 08/28/2014 08:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh, how many times did my mother say those things to me; and how many times have I said them to my own kids? Excellent post OP, just shows how alike most mothers are :) |
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cosmicgypsy
User ID: 59848368 United States 08/28/2014 09:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh, how many times did my mother say those things to me; and how many times have I said them to my own kids? Excellent post OP, just shows how alike most mothers are :)
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 59156940 I was just thinking the same thing, harhar. Loved reading this first thing this morning! It's great to start the day with a smile on m'face! You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. -Buckminster Fuller ...I adapt to the unknown, under wandering stars I've grown, by myself, but not alone... [ link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |