What my Mother Taught
Me
My Mother
taught me LOGIC...
"If you fall off that swing and break
your neck, you can't go to the store with me."
My Mother taught
me MEDICINE...
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes,
they're 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
that I know when you're cold?"
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 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 GENETICS...
"You are 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 the WISDOM of AGE...
"When you get to be my age, you will understand."
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.
and my all time
favorite thing- JUSTICE
"One day you will have kids, and I hope
they turn out just like YOU..then you'll see what it's like."
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© Ozq 2001