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Submitted by Gregory Osborn
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> My Mother taught me LOGIC...
> "If you fall off that swing and break your neck,
> you can't go to the store with me."
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> My Mother taught me MEDICINE...
> "If you don't stop crossing your eyes,
> they're going to freeze that way."
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> My Mother taught me TO THINK AHEAD...
> "If you don't pass your spelling test,
> you'll never get a good job!"
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> My Mother taught me ESP...
> "Put your sweater on; don't you think that
> I know when you're cold?"
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> 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!"
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> My Mother taught me HUMOR...
> "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes,
> don't come running to me."
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> My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT...
> "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.
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> My mother taught me ABOUT SEX...
> "How do you think you got here?"
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> My mother taught me about GENETICS...
> "You are just like your father!"
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> My mother taught me about my ROOTS...
> "Do you think you were born in a barn?"
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> My mother taught me about the WISDOM of AGE...
> "When you get to be my age, you will understand."
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> My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION...
> "Just wait until your father gets home."
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> My mother taught me about RECEIVING...
> You are going to get it when we get home.
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> and my all time favorite thing- JUSTICE
> "One day you will have kids, and I hope they
> turn out just like YOU..then you'll see
> what it's like."