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| Things My Mother Taught Me |
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| 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 SEX . . . "How do you think you got here?" 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 taugh me ANTICIPATION . . . "Just wait until your father gets home." My mother taught me 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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