To Value A Job Well Done
“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.”
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.”
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.”
Behavior Modification
“Stop acting like your father!”
Envy
“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.”
Genetics
“You’re just like your father.”
Wisdom
“When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.”
Justice
“One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you”
“I’d like to be the ideal mother, but I’m too busy raising my kids.”– Unknown
The mother of three notoriously unruly youngsters was asked whether or not she’d have children if she had it to do over again. “Yes,” she replied. “But not the same ones.”– David Finkelstein
A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday school presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help. Her son’s memory was blank. Finally, she leaned forward and whispered the cue, “I am the light of the world.” The child beamed and with great feeling and a loud clear voice said, “My mother is the light of the world.” – Bits and Pieces, 1989
A teacher gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. The next day in a written test, she included this question: “My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?” When the test papers were turned in, the teacher was astonished to find that almost 50 percent of the students answered the question with the word Mother– Unknown
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
~ Honore’ de Balzac ~
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
~ Unknown ~
In all my efforts to learn to read, my mother shared fully my ambition and sympathized with me and aided me in every way she could. If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.
~ Booker T. Washington ~
Woman knows what man has long forgotten, that the ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family.
~ Clare Boothe Luce ~
*Homemade love: Remember the times when, as kids, when we would spend hours the week before Mother’s Day making cards, painted tiles, or cross-stitching a wall hanging with the message “World’s Greatest Mom or Grandma†on it? What mother or grandmother out there doesn’t have a shoebox full of handmade cards and trinkets that they have cherished for years? This tradition does not have to go away.
Even as adults, we can honor our mother with something homemade, whether it be a hand-craft, a flower arrangement, or a wonderfully home-cooked meal, Mother will appreciate that we took the time and effort to make something for her.
*Get the kids involved: Kids love to do things for Mom and Grandma. They just may need a little direction and help. From presenting Mom with breakfast in bed to planting pretty flowers in Grandma’s flowerbeds, kids are willing and able to get involved in the planning and execution of the Mother’s Day celebration. Besides, it is because of them that this day is even happening! Getting the kids involved, no matter what their age, shows them how important it is to honor the women that brought them into this world and care for and love them every day.
*The magic of memories: Make a scrapbook of the family’s favorite moments. Or, if you have an editing program on the computer, throw together a montage of pictures and old videos accompanied with a favorite song. And then spend time with mom looking through your creation, laughing and reminiscing about the all great years your family has had together.
*The gift of time: The most important thing to all moms and grandmothers is time with family. Yes, jewelry and flowers are nice to have, but an entire day of pampering and fun that has been meticulously planned out by the kids and Dad can’t be beat. Think about the things that Mom loves, but does not usually get to do because of her other obligations, and then make those things happen! Mom spends her every waking moment taking care of everyone else, and Mother’s Day can be a day where everyone picks up the slack and takes care of Mom instead.
Finding a gift for Mom or Grandma on Mother’s Day does not have to be stressful or expensive. Women everywhere can attest to the fact that Mom does not care “what†she is given on Mother’s Day, she just wants to know that she is appreciated and loved. Those are things that can’t be bought; they must be shown. So, give the special Mom in your life that gift – the gift of love on Mother’s Day.
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