Things my mother taught me about life!!

I have a wonderful Mother! I can honestly say there has never been a time in my life when she wasn't there for me if I needed her. She was always kind, to the point even of being saintly sometimes. I have never heard anyone mutter a bad word about my Mother, she is just that kind of person. Someone sent this to me and now looking back, there are a lot of things listed here that my beloved Mother VERY often said to us as children. I have highlighted in RED every one of these phrases that I astually remember her telling us kids! I LOVE YOU MOM!!! -Shawna

25 REASONS I'VE LEARNED TO APPRECIATE 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.' (Actually what my Mother always said was... "You'd better pray your Father doesn't find out!")

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!' (That line was actually my Dad's!)

4. My mother taught me LOGIC. ' Because I said so, that's why, don't argue with me!'

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC ..'If you fall off of that HORSE 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.' (I think we've all heard that one!)

7. My mother taught me IRONY 'Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.' (Again, that was my Dad's line)

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. 'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.' (We actually heard that one A LOT!)

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.' (Never actually heard that one, I LOVED spinach!!)

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!' (Actually, what my Mother always said was "You're going to grow up to be JUST 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!' (Actually I heard that one more from my Dad!)

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 foot, 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.' (I liked vegetables so I never heard that one.)

22. My mother taught me GENETICS. 'You're just like your father.' (I'm 48 and I still hear that one ALL THE TIME!)

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.' (Never heard that one...even my own Mother would not wish that on me!!)

I LOVE YOU MOM & DAD!!!