Things my mother taught me...........

[Dorothy]

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.'

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!'

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
' Because I said so, that's why.'

5. 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.'

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
'Make sure you wear clean underwear,
in case you're in an accident.'

7. My mother taught me IRONY.
'Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.'

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.'

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.'

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!'

15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
'There are mi llions 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!'

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, t hey are going
to get stuck 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 toes,
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.'

22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
'You're just like your father.'

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

[Shellyamc]

:rofl: I will be passing this one along!

[Tink]

LOL! My Mom actually said some of those things! "Just because she jumped off a bridge, would you?" (When asking why I couldn't do what someone else was allowed to do).

"Eat that food. There are children starving in India." (Then feel free to send this to them)!

"If you don't want to eat the dinner I've prepared, then you are not hungry."

"No one wears their clothes like that, now tuck in your shirt."

"I swear, I don't know what I've done wrong."

And my all time favorite . "I could have died having you."

Oh! Not to be outdone by this one, "Do you WANT me to slap you?" (Yeah, sure. I LOVE getting whalloped).

"How many times do I have to tell you the same thing?"

"Why is it you kids never listen to me unless your Father is pulling into the driveway?"

[kazzaqld]

The scariest part is when you find yourself repeating them to your own children.

I remember the first time I said "see what you find when you clean up" I was so stunned I had to ring my mother and tell her!

[Tink]

LOLOL!

Another one that my Mom used to say to me, "Because you are the oldest, that's why!" LOL!

[cathydisneynut]

LOLOL!

Another one that my Mom used to say to me, "Because you are the oldest, that's why!" LOL!

I remember getting that!

[Dorothy]

I used this one a lot when the kids were little "if you want to cry, then I'll give you something to cry about" and I still use "Because I said so, that's why" with them, although it so doesn't work very well with the married daughter