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 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 taught me about ANTICIPATION:
- Just wait until your father gets home.
My mother taught me about RECEIVING:
- You are going to get it when we get home.
And, my all-time favorite - JUSTICE:
- One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like YOU -- then you'll see what it's like!
