Good advice your momma taught you..

Gwenski
Gwenski Posts: 348 Member
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Got to thinking about some of the little sayings my mom used to give us and thought I'd share.. pipe in with your own

When heading out the door to school: "Remember your A,B,Cs.. Always Be Careful!"
When wondering if something was still edible in the fridge" "If in doubt, THROW IT OUT!!!"
When being too critical of others: "If you can't say something nice, don't say ANYTHING at all"
When she knew we were troubled by something but didn't want to say: "We can't play with the hand you've been dealt until you've laid all your cards on the table"

What are yours?
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  • budhandy
    budhandy Posts: 305 Member
    never put your penis in a over sized pencil sharpener
  • darkknightfan
    darkknightfan Posts: 396 Member
    if you leave your eyes like that too long theyll stay that way .

    Dont sit too close to the TV.

    Always have clean underwear on ... youll be sooo embarrassed if you get in an accident and have dirty underwear on
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    "Ain't nothin' in this world that don't wash off"

    thanks mom
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    wrap it before you pack it
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    Nothing is forever.
    It's always hardest right before you make the decision, after is always easier.
    Don't marry a man you feel sorry for.
    All men are dogs. <--- I always argued with her about this one, but I understand what she meant... she wasn't always eloquent, lol.
  • NSQuintana
    NSQuintana Posts: 207
    n/a
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    My mom always taught me ridiculous stuff. Not normal things moms teach you like what the OP posted. Her classic gems include:

    "Boys are stupid, honey. And when they grow into men, they're still stupid, but you learn to adapt."
    "Don't leave the house without mascara and lip gloss, at least. You never know who you'll run into."
    "If you think it makes you look fat, it probably does, so don't wear it."

    or, one of my personal favorites:
    "If your friends won't tell you when you look bad or that you suck at something, you need new friends."

    My mom's kinda my best friend :) wasn't always that way, but now that I'm an adult, she definitely is.
  • Six6xiS
    Six6xiS Posts: 47 Member
    Lock your door while you do that!
  • tmacmoto
    tmacmoto Posts: 285 Member
    "Shoot first, then ask em questions"
    "Leave a straight flush in one hand and have the other hand ready to slap their faces"
    "Chopsticks are only for food, spoons are for everything else"
    "Paw don't need no anchovy when he's got whale at home"
    "Don't Ski and do your taxes at the same time. None here cares for irony"
    "Boy, don't care if you got blackbelt in Karate. I got School Ruler in from Catholic Nuns"
  • galegetsthin
    galegetsthin Posts: 1,340 Member
    "Say it with flowers, say it with mink, but never, ever, say it in ink"
    "If it wont matter in 10 years, It doesn't matter now"
    "If you and your husband start arguing, start stripping. Nobody can be angry long when they are naked"
  • abberbabber
    abberbabber Posts: 972 Member
    "Do what makes you happy." ~ She's always had my back, even when I've done stupid things. I can't say how much it means to have one person in your life who wants nothing from you other than your own happiness :)
  • regina2063
    regina2063 Posts: 203 Member
    not to ever make fun at people
    not to stare at people
    not to TALK to STRANGER....i think i failed that test....ha ha
  • usc2626
    usc2626 Posts: 186
    Go play in the traffic!!
  • veggievixen79
    veggievixen79 Posts: 109 Member
    Never settle for second best in anything....and ALWAYS have a plan B

    (my mom can be harsh but her advice has served me very well!)
  • Gr8ChangesAhead
    Gr8ChangesAhead Posts: 836 Member
    Nothing of importance i learned to not be like her: Married 6 times, drank too much, horrible mouth she never kept shut, and that my friends is just the tip of the iceburg !!!
  • royalty_mind_1me
    royalty_mind_1me Posts: 278 Member
    Oh buddy I can go on and on that woman is awesome in my eyes...

    She taught me to finish what I started (perfect for this site) lol===>gotta follow through! and #2 never keep a closed mouth, over the years I learned there are times you just need to LISTEN lol
  • stevewynjones
    stevewynjones Posts: 1,052 Member
    " if you can hear a pin drop..RUN.. someones holding a grenade..."
  • MelMoly
    MelMoly Posts: 1,303 Member
    Dont grow your drugs in the basement its grounds for child endangerment and will have your kids taken away...
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    "You'll be better before you get married."
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    Never throw the first punch but if someone else starts it I sure as hell better finish it!
  • IndyInk
    IndyInk Posts: 212
    My mother always said, "Never take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time," and "If you wake up and your self esteem is low, wear really sexy underwear."

    Excellent words of wisdom, I must say.

    My Cherokee grandma always said, "If one of your body parts itches, it's time to wash it."
  • THINandFABULOUS
    THINandFABULOUS Posts: 170
    All I really need to know in life, I learned in Kindergarten.

    All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sand pile at school.

    These are the things I learned:
    Share everything.
    Play fair.
    Don't hit people.
    Put things back where you found them.
    Clean up your own mess.
    Don't take things that aren't yours.
    Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
    Wash your hands before you eat.
    Flush.
    Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
    Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
    Take a nap every afternoon.
    When you go out in the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together.
    Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: the roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
    Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we.
    And then remember the ****-and-Jane books and the first word you learned - the biggest word of all - LOOK.
    Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and equality and sane living.

    Take any one of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult terms and apply it to your family life, your work, government or your world and it holds true and clear and firm. Think what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world - had cookies and milk at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had as a basic policy to always put things back where they found them and to clean up their own mess.

    And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.
  • usc2626
    usc2626 Posts: 186
    Go find me a good switch!
  • tig_ol_bitties
    tig_ol_bitties Posts: 561 Member
    Everything is a little better with wine.
  • WhittRak
    WhittRak Posts: 567 Member
    "When someone shows you who they really are, you better believe em"
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    "Duo rupai ki daal gai, kuttay ki zaat pehchani gai"
    Translation

    "2 bucks worth of food wasted, the bums nature was learned"

    Meaning that even if a little of money or time is wasted on somebody, its good if you learn about the persons nature
  • La_Amazona
    La_Amazona Posts: 4,855 Member
    Marry a white boy!

    Good thing she gave me that permission because that's all I seem to like.. lol
  • jenniebean1680
    jenniebean1680 Posts: 350 Member
    I don't have any catchphrases or any hard-and-fast advice, but...

    Mom taught me to find beauty and joy in the little things. Birdsong, spring flowers, summer thunder, singing, fresh air, laughter.

    Without fail, I am happier when I take the time to notice and revel in these things. When I let them get lost in the jumble of hectic everyday life, I am less Me. I am my richest self when I smile back at a flower I planted when it blooms, when I get lost in the fresh air on a long run, when I see the beauty in nature.

    Miss you, Ma. xoxo
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    My Mother told me to "never kiss and tell". Let the girls spread the rumors.
    I listened to her advice.
    When a guy kisses and tells, it is bragging and ruins the girls reputation.
    When a girl kisses and tells, it elevates the guys reputation to the other girls.

    Also, my older Brother and I had this conversation during my freshman year of high school.

    Me: I have to choose an elective
    Him: Take Home ec and cooking
    Me: Why? Its gonna be nothing but a bunch of chicks.
    Him: Exactly.
    Me.. (after a minute) .Ohhhhhhh.
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
    "Marry someone rich" ..If only I had listened.

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