Sunday, May 13, 2012

Things My Mother Taught Me

Mother's Day 2012

Don't ever be someone's punching bag, doormat, whipping girl, or scapegoat.

Own your own brand of bad behavior.

Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.

When things are really rough you just get up in the morning, put both feet on the floor and start from there.

In a battle for who reigns supreme Prince kicks Michael Jackson's ass every time.

People that love you show it in their actions and not in their words.

Don't be a sissy. Nobody ever said life was going to be easy.

The roadtrip is the best way to get to know the places around you and the people you bring with you.

All summer plans should factor in baseball first.

Being a Chicago Cubs fan tells you a great deal about a person's character.

People who are White Sox fans should be interacted with using extreme caution and possibly a chain for your wallet.

The Little Black Dress is nice, but not nearly as important as the all occasion perfectly tailored Little Black Suit.

Sports cars are perfectly acceptable vehicles to raise children in if you don't have too many children.

Spend your first saved allowance money on Bruce Springsteen's 1975-1985 Box Set because you will love it forever.

Just because someone is family in the biological sense does not mean they have your best interests at heart. Toxic is toxic, even if you look alike.

Men are not the enemy. They are an essential ally. 

Woman's basketball is never going to be your sport. It's time to move on to something you can be successful doing. 

If you are looking for sympathy you can find it between "shit" and "syphilis" in the dictionary.

Pick a man to marry that will be a good dad first and the other parts will fall into place.

Surround yourself with good positive people and your life will be the better for it. Surround yourself with negative people and watch the results.

If it's a matter of owning a TV or having a library in your house go for the library because you can learn virtually anything from sitting down and reading the instructions.

Being a city girl and a country girl at the same time is entirely possible.

Cancer isn't a death sentence, no matter what the doctor says. Make your own reality.

Tomorrow isn't promised to anyone so squeeze as much out of life as possible in whatever amount of time you have on this earth. 

The hardware store and Nordstrom should be visited with equal frequency. Home and personal style are both essential to one's well being.

Never wear your clothes too tight. It instantly makes you look like a hooker.

Breakfast is THE most important and best meal of the day and can be eaten anytime during the 24 hour time period.

It is important to share dinner with your family no matter how important your job or how busy you may get.

Accept what you cannot change.

And most importantly...

You may not have a big family, or any more than two of you left anymore, but home is where you make it. Family is who you surround yourself with. And as The Beatles once said...




 Happy Mother's Day Mom!!!