Home schooling...

[Bernard_Fokke]

From an email, if you are over 50 you can identify.


1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished
cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION .
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My father taught me about TIME TRAVEL .
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock
you into the middle of next week!"

4. My father taught me LOGIC .
" Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC .
"If you fall out of that swing
and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT .
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case
you're in an accident."

7. My father taught me IRONY .
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS .
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM .
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My mother taught me about
STAMINA .
"You'll sit there until all that spinach
is gone."

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER .
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY .
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times.
Don't exaggerate!"

13. My father taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..."

14.. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION .
"Stop acting like your father!"

15. My mother taught me about ENVY .
"There are millions of less fortunate children in
this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION .
"Just wait until we get home."

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
"You are going to get it from your father when you get home!"

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE .
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are
going to get stuck that way."

19. My mother taught me ESP .
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

20. My father taught me HUMOR .
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT .
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

22. My mother taught me GENETICS .
"You're just like your father."

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS .
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were
born in a barn?"

24. My mother taught me WISDOM .
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand.

25. My father taught me about JUSTICE .
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you !"

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[lupehernandezdepedajack]

Imagine my disappointment when I was expecting something a little different based on the headline

 

[Caroljo]

Lol! All true!

 

[Union_Jack_1972]

13. My father taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..."

I said that to my daughter the other day, and she told me CPS was on their way, and I thanked her ridding me of her...

Yes, she is a smart mouth just like her mother, and nothing like her father... ( need to watch for that lightening bolt )

 

[Bernard_Fokke]

Imagine my disappointment when I was expecting something a little different based on the headline

I'm so sorry

 

[Bernard_Fokke]

13. My father taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..."

I said that to my daughter the other day, and she told me CPS was on their way, and I thanked her ridding me of her...

Yes, she is a smart mouth just like her mother, and nothing like her father... ( need to watch for that lightening bolt )

Had that pulled on me too, and she called the sheriff dept and reported my "Abusing" her once, they of course showed up and were seriously pissed at her as the "Abuse" turned out to be no TV until she finished her homework. CPS remarked to her "We have better things to do than this sort of stuff. Funny as hell.

 

[Union_Jack_1972]

Had that pulled on me too, and she called the sheriff dept and reported my "Abusing" her once, they of course showed up and were seriously pissed at her as the "Abuse" turned out to be no TV until she finished her homework. CPS remarked to her "We have better things to do than this sort of stuff. Funny as hell.

A friend of mine from the Phils had his daughter do the same, and afterwards he took her on vacation to home, and when they got there he told her now call CPS, an boy when she got back here her attitude was different...

Our kids are like us in a way, and we see them more evil than us usually, but as I look at my beautiful girl I realize she is the better part of me, and God way of teaching me that even though I was a evil child there was good that came from my life...

My son now is really nothing like me... He really is a good kid, and follows the traditions of his great-grandmother bloodline, and practice to be more patient and caring...

Your list made me laugh, and realize how when we grew up our parents taught us right from wrong, and put the fear of God in us... They instilled into us the correct ways to go about our lives, and the respect we must show the world so we can garner the same respect...

There are days when I miss those that raised me, and your thread did that to me...

Thank you for sharing and as always God Bless,

Union Jack

 

[Caroljo]

A friend of mine from the Phils had his daughter do the same, and afterwards he took her on vacation to home, and when they got there he told her now call CPS, an boy when she got back here her attitude was different...

Our kids are like us in a way, and we see them more evil than us usually, but as I look at my beautiful girl I realize she is the better part of me, and God way of teaching me that even though I was a evil child there was good that came from my life...

My son now is really nothing like me... He really is a good kid, and follows the traditions of his great-grandmother bloodline, and practice to be more patient and caring...

Your list made me laugh, and realize how when we grew up our parents taught us right from wrong, and put the fear of God in us... They instilled into us the correct ways to go about our lives, and the respect we must show the world so we can garner the same respect...

There are days when I miss those that raised me, and your thread did that to me...

Thank you for sharing and as always God Bless,

Union Jack

We need a "thumbs up" smilie......I agree 100%! That list brought back so many memories....I would catch myself saying the same things to my kids and thinks "OMG I'm becoming my mother!" But that's not bad.....and my kids are awesome, they're polite, funny, and smart....and believe strongly in God. I couldn't be more blessed.....

 

[Boltlady]

From an email, if you are over 50 you can identify.


1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished
cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION .
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My father taught me about TIME TRAVEL .
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock
you into the middle of next week!"

4. My father taught me LOGIC .
" Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC .
"If you fall out of that swing
and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT .
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case
you're in an accident."

7. My father taught me IRONY .
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS .
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM .
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My mother taught me about
STAMINA .
"You'll sit there until all that spinach
is gone."

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER .
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY .
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times.
Don't exaggerate!"

13. My father taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out..."

14.. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION .
"Stop acting like your father!"

15. My mother taught me about ENVY .
"There are millions of less fortunate children in
this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION .
"Just wait until we get home."

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
"You are going to get it from your father when you get home!"

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE .
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are
going to get stuck that way."

19. My mother taught me ESP .
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

20. My father taught me HUMOR .
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT .
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

22. My mother taught me GENETICS .
"You're just like your father."

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS .
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were
born in a barn?"

24. My mother taught me WISDOM .
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand.

25. My father taught me about JUSTICE .
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you !"

*******************************

In my case it was my mother who said all of those things. My dad was so easy going that he left all of the 'enforcing' up to her.

 

[Caroljo]

In my case it was my mother who said all of those things. My dad was so easy going that he left all of the 'enforcing' up to her.

It was the same for me growing up. And it was that way when we were raising our kids! My husband NEVER did any of the discipling....he could though just give him one of his looks and they'd stop in their tracks!

 

[gigi]

My kids told me they were going to call CPS, too. Could you imagine if we'd said that to our mothers? I think most of us would be walking around with curly avocado green telephone wire tails to this day.

My mom didn't say "Wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident." She would say, "Make sure you have on clean underwear 'cuz you could be in an accident, you know." And that translated to me that somehow, the clean underwear was an insurance policy against accidents. I grew up with superstitions that I thought were facts of life when I was a kid. Like, don't put anyone's shoes on a table or they'd die. There were so many of them. So I just thought it was a fact that if you were good and wore clean underwear, you wouldn't be in an accident. Whatever "things" out there that caused broken backs and years of bad luck wouldn't able to cause an accident because they'd be warded off by the clean underwear. It made me a very judgemental kid. Whenever I'd see an accident on the news or hear about someone being in one, I would immediately think that the victims didn't change their underwear.