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.”
My mother taught me RELIGION:
“You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”

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.”

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.”

My mother taught me FORESIGHT:
“Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”

My mother taught me IRONY:
“Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about.”

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS:
“Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”

My mother taught me about CONTORTION-ISM:
“Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!”

My mother taught me about STAMINA:
“You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”

My mother taught me about WEATHER:
“This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.”

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY:
“If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t exaggerate!”

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE:
“I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..”

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION:
“Stop acting like your father!”

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.”

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION:
“Just wait until we get home.”

My mother taught me about RECEIVING:
“You are going to get it when you get home!”

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE:
“If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way.”

My mother taught me ESP:
“Put your sweater on; don’t you think I know when you are cold?”

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 GENETICS:
“You’re just like your father.”

My mother taught me about my ROOTS:
“Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?”

My mother taught me WISDOM:
“When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.”

My mother taught me about JUSTICE:
“One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you !”

And my mom and dad probably said every one of those!

Sounds like my mother.

Mom made sure I knew my middle name.

Yes sir. When that middle name was yelled in with the first you knew for a fact a switching was coming next!!

I don’t have to think I know mine did

Oh my. How true is all that. So true for sure.

Well Said