Thoughts from Mars

Things My Mother Taught Me

1. My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION....

“Just wait `til you father gets home!”

2. My Mother taught me about RECEIVING….

“You are going to get it when we get home!”

3. 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!”

4. My Mother taught me LOGIC…

“If you fall out off that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to the store with me.”

5. My Mother taught me to FOLLOW THE RULES….

“When you move out you can do whatever you want, but while you’re living in this house, I make the rules.”

6.  My Mother taught me about STRENGTH and ENDURANCE… “I will lock the two of you in a room together and I won’t let you out until someone is bleeding.”

7. My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE…

“If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.”

8. My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD…

“If you don’t pass your spelling test, you’ll never get a good job.”

9. My Mother taught me HUMOR…

“When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.”

10. My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT…

“If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.”

11. My Mother taught me about GENETICS…

“You’re just like your father.”

12. My Mother taught me about my ROOTS…

“Do you think you were born in a barn?”

13. My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE…

“When you get to be my age, you will understand.”

14. My Mother taught me about JUSTICE…

“One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you….Then you’ll see what it’s like!”

15. My Mother taught me about ECONOMICS…

“Turn off that light. Do you think we own the electric company?”

And of course her famous last words as I was leaving were “Make sure you've got clean underwear on... what if you get in an accident??”

add to a bit, but found here