Funny Things My Mother Taught Me!

@ukchriss (2097)
February 17, 2007 11:44am CST
My Mother taught me LOGIC ... when she said... 'If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can't go to the store with me." My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION ... when she said... 'Just wait until your father gets home." My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT ... when she said... 'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up. My Mother taught me MEDICINE ... when she said... 'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they're going to freeze that way." My Mother taught me TO THINK AHEAD ... when she said... 'If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job!" My Mother taught me ESP ... when she said... 'Put your sweater on; don't you think that I know, when you're cold?" My Mother taught me TO MEET A CHALLENGE ... when she said... 'What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you! ... Don't talk back to me!" My Mother taught me HUMOUR ... when she said... 'When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me." My mother taught me about GENETICS ... when she said... 'You are just like your father!" My mother taught me about my ROOTS ... when she said... 'Shut that door... Do you think you were born in a barn?" My mother taught me about the WISDOM of AGE ... when she said... 'When you get to be my age, you will understand." My mother taught me about RECEIVING ... when she said... You are going to get it when we get home. and my all time favourite thing - JUSTICE ... when she said... 'One day you will have kids, and I hope they turn out just like YOU … then you'll see what it's like to be me!" What did your Mother teach you?
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@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
17 Feb 07
My mother taught me RELIGION - "You better pray that will come out of the carpet." My mother taught me FORESIGHT - "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident." My mother taught me about WEATHER - "It looks as if a tornado swept through your room." My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION - "Stop acting like your father!" My mother taught me about STAMINA - "You'll sit there until all that spinach is finished." My mother taught me IRONY - "Keep laughing and I'll*give* you something to cry about." 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." What did your mother teach you?
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@rash219 (808)
• United States
17 Feb 07
Apart from all that my mother taught me What is LOVE...when she said....You will know when you realise..you cant think of anything other than that person my mother taught me NOT to LIE...when she said....Wait till we reach home my mother taught me Not to Steal...when she said...If you get caught dont expect that i will come to release you my mother taught me Life...when she said...its a journey of paths one must decide while walking she taughtme more but i have forget it.
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@rash219 (808)
• United States
17 Feb 07
btw i forgot to say THANKS...for helping me remember a few lost memories..
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@rainbow (6761)
18 Feb 07
Your mum must have been related to mine, lol. Mine also taught me to drive - she often said you'd drive a saint to swear
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@ILANEDRI (1921)
• Israel
17 Feb 07
This is nice. My mother thought me to be a good kid. She thought me to say "Thanks" and "You welcome" to people, and to be polite. It was very important to her. I remember that when I cursed, she put a spicy sauce in my mouth as a lesson. Right now I do curse, but till the age of 14, I barely curse. I am very proud of what my mom thought me, and the dicspline she gave me.
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
17 Feb 07
being polite seems to be simple teachings but it's very important. we bring that lesson along until we grow up. i had been taught to thank you people who did something for me even the little deeds. welcome is important, too. and oh, i can barely curse until now that i am 28. but it does not mean i am a boring person. i just don't curse.
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@bigstret (484)
18 Feb 07
My Mother told me to always love being married. She said its great being married to that one special person who you just want to annoy for the rest of your life!
@ricknkae (1721)
• United States
20 Feb 07
thank you so much for a good laugh ... indeed parents teach us a lot ... good or bad ... they are our model of reference my mother taught me to love my neighbor, to respect people and to be a man of honour there is no greater love than a mother's love ... blessed be
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
17 Feb 07
wow! too many things you've learned from your mom, huh? well, i've learned lots of things from my mom, too. like, she always tells me that i cannot be the best in everything but atleast, i should try to be the best. she tells me that things do go wrong sometimes even when it's well planned. so, i should always anticipate failures, too. love hurts, love breaks but love heals in time. never dwell so much in the past. just learn your lesson and move on. never believe in the saying that it's okey for men to cheat since men will always be men. there are great men out there who do not deserve to be labeled like that. and the best part is... whenever my mom and i used to get into big discussions and deep ones, when i feel like going away and running away from home, she always tells me: "when you run away, be sure you can take care of yourself. i am so busy i might not have time to look for you." and those lines really scare me that i never did run away from home. not even once.
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@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
18 Feb 07
Oh this is great :) my favorite was: 'One day you will have kids, and I hope they turn out just like YOU … then you'll see what it's like to be me!" that's sounds really scary .. lol
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
17 Feb 07
SO Funny. It made me think back! When you get married you expect your mom to give you some good advice, right? Well mine did, she told me to never use my husband razor, It is ALWAYS sharp! My momma taught me Plastic Surgery: "I'll smack that look off your face" She taught me fear: "I brought you into this world, I can take you out" To see the future: "One day you will understand"
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• China
17 Feb 07
Humor is the mother ah, this is the mother should feel happy,playful humor are easier to get along with people
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@myjack (132)
• China
18 Feb 07
I think that's very interesting,you have a great mother,hope you have an fortunate life...
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• United States
18 Feb 07
dont drop the soap lol
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@hiretto (64)
• Italy
17 Feb 07
Funny
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• Romania
18 Feb 07
Your mother is cool! :)
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@weemam (13372)
17 Feb 07
Lol my mother taught me all these things too , do you yhink your mother and mine could have ben sisters lol , I think we were taught well though lol, xx
17 Feb 07
That was good. i could hear my mum's voice as I read them, especially being born in a barn and crossing my eyes. My mum used to say, the wind will change and you will stay like that. My mum taught me... GENEROSITY..."If you don't stop crying I'll give you something to cry about" HEALTH AND SAFETY... "Put that stick down, you could have someones eye out with that" BOTANY....."Money doesn't grow on trees" THE FUTURE...."When your old enough to buy a TV, then you can watch what you want" WORLD POVERTY..."Eat all your dinner, there are people starving in the world" and my best one CONFUSION...."If you ask me one more time, you are seriously going to get it!!"
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@cjkicks (156)
• United States
17 Feb 07
OUTSTANDING. You have got a wonderful sense of humor. I enjoyed this piece so much. I will add just a couple if that is alright. My mother taught me that for every action there is a reaction..... Stop that crying or I will give you something to cry about. She taught me how to dance..... If you don't stop that we are going to go round and round. Please keep them coming, took me back and made me laugh.
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