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Got this from a good friend...
You know I have heard and said most of these.....SCAREY
25 REASONS I OWE MY MOTHER
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 t aught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.'
9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
'Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!'
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
'You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone.'
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
'This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.'
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
'If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!'
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
'I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.'
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION.
'Stop acting like your father!'
15. 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.'
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
'Just wait un til we get home.'
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
'You are going to get it when you get home!'
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.'
19. My mother taught me ESP.
'Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?'
20. My mother taught me HUMOUR.
'When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me.'
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.'
22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
'You're just like your father.'
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
'Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?'
24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
'When you get to be my age, you'll understand.'
25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you
**SWEET INTERRUPTION** 12
To funny!! Everyone's been so busy today and I just cuddled a sick little girl. She was sick over the weekend and still was rather slow today so Grandma's lap was the best place to be. Didn't mind it except she was the grumpiest human on the face of the earth today!! What a grouch!!
Looks like it will be Wednesday or Thursday before I am not needed to babysit. Thursday for sure as they start school that day. I'm not complaining as I really am enjoying this but it hurts me when they don't feel good.
That brought back sweet memories Marion.
My grandma's lap was the most sought after when anyone of us was sick. I can still smell the lingering scent of cloves (She smokes clove cigarettes) and whatever spices she had used that day in the kitchen.
Lucky are we that have grandmas that have all the time for us.
I used to do the same... one of my fondest memories was cuddling with BIG MAMA...
AND my dad was a good cuddler too when I was sick... mom usually didn't have much time... she took care of EVERYBODY... but, when dad was home in the evening, I could always find his lap... Big Mama came pretty often, and her lap was softer.
Some day I will explain why this is such a precius time for me!! Let's just say---there were indications early on this would never be allowed if there were any children. Total change for which I say thanks every day. I just hope she is better tomorrow.
I don't memories like that as my Grandma was not a fun or nice lady! No time for any of her grandchildren--of course 32 of us might have had something to do with it.
Popping in to say hey on my way to bed:)
I bet Stacey has a granma that spoils her rotten;)
32 grandchildren is enough to make any grandparents flee, Marion.
Without my gramps, I'll never learn compassion.
My Dad wasn't like yours BJ. He was a very stern man, became an adult at 13 due to the Japanese occupation. Parenting by the belt. It was a very gloomy home when he returned from work. But we did have plenty to eat and brand new clothes which Mum sewed every year for the 8 of us.
My gma has always spoiled all bizillion of us!! JK-there are 13 of us, plus some of them have kids and she always has fresh baked goodies and always is a good listener-we always had to go to gmas for splinters and teeth pulling-my mom was just too rough-gma was nice and easy and I always got a cookie after:) But Gma could whoop a behind like it was nobody's business too!!
My Grandma gave us "knuckle bumps"! More like using her knuckles to rub raw spots on our heads. Did make the best "cathead" biscuits I have ever eaten though.
Explain cathead biscuits!
Well, Big Mama could switch our behind in a minute... with a switch off the peach tree... but her soft side is what I remember the most.
My dad was a very patient and compassionate man... you see, he and his 4 siblings were raised in an orphanage... his father died when he was 2 mo old, and back then, widows didn't keep their children, they put them in orphanages. Dad was the youngest, and was mistreated a lot by the staff and other orphans. He swore his whole life that his kids would never have to endure what he did... and he was a man of his word. He was a hard worker, and a perfect father... I can't speak about what kind of husband he was because they kept their relationship behind closed doors... I never saw them kiss or hug each other... but they both showered US kids with all the affection we could ever have wanted.
Huge biscuits about the size of a cat's head (thus the name) perfectly done but not dark at all--infact light beige colored. I learned to make them in a dough bowl from scratch but could never master the color to be like hers.
How sweet BJ. I have a feeling their relationship was just as good to have shown the love you described.
You are so lucky BJ. All kids should have a dad like yours. Maybe the world will have less violent criminals.
Thanks Marion. I am not one to make biscuits, but I love them smear with good butter.
I think they were perfect for each other... regardless of what it looked like to other people...
Mom was raised in East Texas during the depression, father lost his furniture business, drank a lot and left the family. Her mom had to work to support the family, and my mom quit school to care for the family... so, she was a care taker from the get go...
Dad on the other hand, never had to take care of himself... went from the orphanage to the army, and then met mom... so he needed someone like mom to take charge... and she did do that very well.
I don't know if I still can or not as I haven't done it in several years. Probably be like lava rocks now! Ds did mention something while visiting yesterday about not having any homemade buttermilk biscuits in a while. That was something my Grandmother did I thought was a dying art and I wanted to learn so I did.
My dahlin' Sistahs... think I'll read a page of the Holy Book, then turn off the lights.
Recommend me some good vitamins please. Just don't have the energy to do much lately...
Nite y'all.
Jaye, I am about to do the same here. Very tired from holding a sick little girl today and a little worried about her.
Have a good night Sistahs.
Nighty night... Jaye..
But it may not be vitamins you need... you might need some minerals... or both.
When I feel like that I take an ounce of colloidal minerals a day for about a week... it really helps me. You can get it at a health food store... in liquid form... and they now come flavored.
Night night to you too Marion... sleep tight.
thanks for road sign Jaye! Always appreciated.
watching Olympics after a day in the iris patch. DS came over (hired him) and dug in 1.5 hours an amount equal to what I'd done in 10 days - but he did it day after rain......
Hey everybody, maybe it's the phase of the moon cuz the last couple of days have me wiped out as well. Got a lot done yesterday, but today felt like a hamster in a wheel, running my butt off but still looking at the same old litter LOL.
It's nice to hear about everybody's family and grandparents. I had pretty useless parents, but I had the greatest Mama Nanny in the world!! Probably the only thing that saved me from turning out a total Sh%*
Anyway Sweet dreams everbody, by head is headed for my Pill....ooops!! LOL
Goodnite!!!!!!!!
I had a great strong mom-single mom and we struggled, but the kind of mom that to get me that cabbage patch kid I had been so good for, she got patches for the holes in her jeans....my dad(the sprem dodnor) is a wrthless useless peice of SH*^ that only wanted anything to do with me when it was convenient for him...
I think that having these moms is part of what has made us the strong unbelevieable women we are today:)
good Lord! guess I was lucky, have two wonderful parents. Mom, an only child of warring parents and a talented RN nurse, wasn't great at showing love, but she "did" love everyday. I'll never forget the day, I was 10 or so, she broke her tooth to make me happy. She'd sewed me a beautiful new gathered skirt, and had sown a pin into the waistband. I wore for the first time the day they went to the Airstream factory in Ohio to pick up an Airstream that they'd saved up for years to buy. we'd eaten a lot of bologna sandwiches for that trailor. After about 20 mins. there, something started hurting and I started fussing. I made such a fuss, she finally leaned down and bit the head off the pin to get it out. Never realized for years that she broke her tooth and it caused her much pain.
Dad, much like his dad, a quiet, stern by kind man, he could do everything, fix anything, and was true to Mom without thinking about it. He earned the money, and fixed things. He from a heavily Presbyterian home, she from a Southern Baptist, we alternated between them all my growing years. When I fell in love with the piano, they found a way to obtain one, and when, age 13, I fell in love with the organ at my teacher's studio, they found a way for that, too. By 13 I was accompanying school choirs, at 18 I was a church organist. We all were raised to know we would attend college. We all graduated. And when we wanted to go somewhere, we were incouraged to get on "shank's pony" and get there. They considered travel educational, hence the Airstream, the cheap way to travel with 4 kids. by age 18, I'd been in 3 Canadian provinces and 43 US states.
Mom raised us all, especially the girls, to know we'd work for a living, not depend on a man. (her dad wasn't good at sharing his pay) She put packets of flower seeds in our hands and sent us out selling door to door when we were old enough to walk on the road by ourselves (no sidewalks). I can still multiple 15 cents up to 20 times! By age 10, she helped me develop a babysitting business. At 13, I babysit 12 kids ten and under once, for 35cents an hour - 12 kids! (we had Catholic neighbors) when we moved to NC, I never did figure out how she found me so many custormers - but by 15, my afterschool hours were filled, and at age 16 we had "real" jobs. Somewhere around age 13 they started giving me trees to plant for birthdays. They live in the same house they moved to when I was 13. Hurricane Fran dropped my tulip magnolia tree which was 30 feet tall, but it's resprouted from the stump. Mom taught me to cook, sew, love music and dance, and play canasta. Dad taught me to think things through, perservere, and play chess. I look like him, have her spunk, as I age I have his ability to design and fix, and have her frailties in body.
Whew... Bonnie... you were brought up well... such tenacity our parents had, huh?
Good morning Sistahs.
So glad Bonnie didn't stay too long at her iris patch. Bonnie, if you're reading this, I can wait on the irises, as we won't be home Friday. But if you had already sent them out..np..I'm sure they get here before Friday.
Thank you for letting me glimpse into your childhoods. Y'all are so lucky to be so loved by your parents.
I thank God for my gramps. They taught me to laugh and love and hugs. Like Joey said...I might turn out to be a @## if not for them.
Well, when I thought I'm through celebrating my bd...another box came in! A very kindhearted DGer gave me a box of hostas!! Yippppppeeeee!!!!
Y'all know what I'll be doing!
This message was edited Aug 13, 2008 11:11 AM
Oh, my Jaye... that's terrible... no child should have to endure that kind of childhood.
I'm so sorry you had to go through all that.
At least I waited till I was grown and married to find out what abuse was all about.
Now, don't get me wrong... my mom was a strict disciplinarian. I got my share of whippins... but I deserved everyone of them, I know, cause she told me I did... and I believed her.
Really, I did put my mom through a bit of HE**... I was the problem child... but each and every time she whipped me, grounded me, or otherwise taught me a lesson... I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that she loved me.
AND after she "tawt" me that lesson... I could always cry on daddy's shoulder... and he would always listen... never had a lot of words to say to make it better, but he'd always listen.
Good thing that came out of this -- my sisters, the youngest brother and I are real close.
This message was edited Aug 13, 2008 11:14 AM
A slow drizzle has begun 2 hours ago, supposedly to give 2 inches of rain here. The sound hitting on the roof is so relaxing. A God given opportunity for me to work on my second jar.
So proud of myself. Thanks BJ, am uncovering the creative side that's been dormant all these years.
Now if y'all are jealous of me having finished the first...don't be. It's a jar of home made pickles! Lolol!! BJ did say jars repurposed to store home made foods are acceptable!
Love y'all and I thank God again for each and everyone of you!
We thank God for you too Jaye, you are one in a million!
Jaye... I knew you had it in you...
I've finished my third jar this morning... because if who my buddy is, I had to beef it up a bit, and it has now become a 4 jar pressie... now, on to the 4th one... got to find the right jar for it though... back to cleaning out the pantry, I guess.
Wow I'm gonna be lucky to get one done, you guys are so fast! Maybe I just need to let you borrow my little "helper" and slow y'all down a bit LOL
i haven't started. help!!!!
Haven't started? Haven't you got like a gazillion jars of goodies you've been putting up...sounds like a good start to me, all you need is a bit of ribbon and maybe a pretty chicken feather and your done LOL. That would be an awesome jar to me!!
Yea, really, Kathy... you started way before the swap started... sounds to me like you're way ahead of the rest of us.
i hope i can do this and ----- will like it
Ditto here for Kathy. Oh please let Kathy have my name!!!
I hope I can stay on line as high winds have started now. Guess I should check the weather channel as this is really bizzare weather--pardon spelling today--official dizzy blonde!!
We gotta plan a way for all of us to get together for girl talk face to face!!!
marion, you help bj make the biscuits and you can have all the jam you can eat
I have to confess I've never used Bisquick! Duh!!! Sorry. I don't mind just need to practice before then!!! DS won't mind--he's been asking for some.
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