This post doesn't have a lot to with retail, but it is an adventure!
20 Things My Mother Taught Me
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 CONTORTIONIST:
"Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck!"
9. My mother taught me about STAMINA:
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
10. My mother taught me about WEATHER:
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
11. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY:
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
12. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE:
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
13. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION:
"Stop acting like your father!"
14. 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."
15. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION:
"Just wait until we get home."
16. My mother taught me about RECEIVING:
"You are going to get it when you get home!"
17. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE:
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."
18. My mother taught me HUMOR:
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
19. My mother taught me WISDOM:
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
And our personal favorite:
20. My mother taught me about JUSTICE:
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"
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