What did your Mother teach you?

[Butterfly]

Among a myriad of more important things, she taught me NEVER to go anywhere with ratty underwear or (God forbid!) a satety pin in your slip because if you were in an accident the nurses and doctors at the hospital would be HORRIFIED!

 

[Pinky]

My mother was gentle, but strong. Though we had little, she always gave to others .. food, clothes. She was trusting - to a fault (as I used to be). She was not a perfect human being, but, perfect in my eyes.

 

[officerripley]

She tried to teach me to never, ever look forward to anything; she said that in her life, every single time she was looking forward to something, someone (parents, work supervisors, spouses, etc.) would take it away from her.

 

[Fyrefox]

My mother taught me never to stand or walk in front of the television set, because “(I) made a better door than a window!” When I didn’t like her favorite food, she’d say either, “Aww, you don’t know what’s GOOD!,” or perhaps, “Good then, more for ME!” Then, of course, I was a great disappointment because I wasn’t athletic like so-and-so, or popular like another kid. She also taught me that she wished I hadn’t been born, telling me that in those words…but then again, I didn’t ask for that…

 

[Lara]

Don't go out in the street or you'll be flatter than a pancake. It worked haha

 

[horseless carriage]

Amongst many other things, my mother taught me to never, ever, get into a stranger's car. In fact I wasn't to speak to strangers unless my parents were with me. Those words of advice could be why I'm still here today.

My grandparents lived about three miles away, at eight years old I was allowed to catch the bus to visit them. On this particular day, a very smartly dressed young man, thirty-ish, in a new car, stopped to offer me a lift. How tempting, it had just started to rain and the bus stop had no rain shelter. But mother's words rang in my ears and I said no, backing away at the same time. I can still see that man's face in my mind's eye.

 

[Geezer Garage]

There were five of us, and many grand, and great grand kids. My mom grew up very poor, and her favorite piece of advice was "It's just as easy to marry a rich one, as it is a poor one". My dad was not a rich one, although he did quite well for himself as the years progressed. Mike

 

[moviequeen1]

My mom always taught me to 'stand up straight' , write thankyou notes whenever I received a gift if was birthday or xmas,which I still do

 

[charry]

Good manners and politeness .......