Borrowed from Single Mothers Who have Children With Autism’s Facebook page:
THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME:
To Value a job well done: “If you’re going to kill eachother, do it outside, I just finished cleaning.”
All about time travel: “If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”
Logic: “Because I said so, that’s why.” (I’m so guilty of this one!)
Foresight: “Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”
Irony: “Keep crying and I’ll give you something to cry about.”
Osmosis: “Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”
Stamina: “You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”
Weather: “This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.”
Hypocrisy: “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t exaggerate!”
Circle of Life: “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.”
Behaviour Modification: “Stop acting like your father!” (I’ve been sssoooooo tempted to say this, sssooooo many times)
Thankfullness: “There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.”
Anticipation: “Just wait until we get home.”
Receiving: “You are going to get it when you get home.”
Medical Science: “If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.”
How to become an adult: “If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.”
Wisdom: “When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.” (I’ve used a version of this)
Justice: “One day, you’ll have kids and I hope they turn out just like you.”
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
to all the moms, moms-to-be, moms only in your hearts, and “Mr. Moms”. You are all amazing!
