Truths My Mother Told Me.

1. Mother told me about ANTICIPATION..."Just wait until your father gets home."

2. Mother told me about RECEIVING...."You are going to get it when we get home!"

3. Mother told me to MEET A CHALLENGE..."What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you ... Don't talk back to me!"

4. Mother told me LOGIC..."If you fall out off that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

5. Mother told me MEDICAL SCIENCE..."If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

6. Mother told me to THINK AHEAD..."If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job."

7. Mother told me ESP..."Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you're cold?"

8. Mother told me HUMOR..."When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

9. Mother told me how to BECOME AN ADULT..."If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

10. Mother told me about SEX.... "How do you think you got here?"

11. Mother told me about GENETICS... "You're just like your father."

12. Mother told me about my ROOTS..."Do you think you were born in a barn?"

13. Mother told me about WISDOM OF AGE..."When you get to be my age, you will understand."

14. 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."