So true --Thank you for sharing this, it brings back memories and makes me realize that today I say alot of the same things to my kids. Jacquie TDavi10610@aol.com wrote: > What My Mother Taught Me > > 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 FORESIGHT "Make sure you wear > clean underwear, in case you're in an accident." > > My mother taught me IRONY "Keep laughing 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 CONTORTIONISM "Will > you look at the dirt on the back of your neck!" > > My mother taught me about STAMINA - "You'll sit > there 'til all that spinach is finished." > > My mother taught me about WEATHER "It looks > as if a tornado swept through your room." > > My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS - > "If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you would you listen > then?" > > My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY "If I've 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!" > > >> > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ====