Mama's words of wisdom...

A day late but who would expect anything different?
(lame excuse... but i've been studying...go figure)

25 things I learned from my mama...

and hope to pass on to my kids in the distant [since there were so many inquires this weekend, lol] future. Some may not make any sense to you but they're things i simply can't forget even if I wanted to, so i guess they're pretty important.

Note: many are not life changing lessons, just one's i appreciate.

1. Everyone deserves a cake on their birthday, no matter what.

2. Never sleep in necklaces, you could choke and die.

3. We don't use the word Hate, but you can really really dislike something.

4. It's ok to not like green beans.

5. Things that come in 13's are like accidents waiting to happen and should be avoided.

6. Yellow lights do NOT mean speed up--this was indirectly learned.

7. Skimping on Bra quality is a No No.

8. Washing clothes in warm water, and not leaving them in the dryer keeps your clothes nicer
longer.

9. Sunscreen should be worn on at least your face, everyday.

10. Thanksgiving Day morning is meant for the Macy's Parade and Cinnamon rolls.

11. Girlfriends are important

12. Sleeping with make-up on ages you, skin care is important

13. Vacuuming can become an obsession (therefore, i don't do it at all--shew thanks for the
warning mom!)

14. Forcing your children to go to church when they're young is a good idea, even if you are 10
minutes late, and they doodle and fight the whole time.

15. Moms can be just as scary as Dads.

16. Tequila is BAAADD very BAAAD. (I'll give some credit to my aunt Lei as well for this one)

17. Nothing good ever happens after midnight.

18. one of my favorites: the response to--"why can't I ____, everyone else's parents let them!" -
-is a calm, and definitive-- "well, I can't help it their parents don't love them"

19. The "Mom arm" in the car

20. Teaching your kids about the "birds and the bees" starting in third grade is ok---no not those, really, birds and bees, and fish and rabbits, etc....

21. If you can't use a curling iron without hurting yourself then you can't use it at all.

22. The best way to stay awake while studying--in a random place sitting on the floor so you can't fall asleep

23. Sometimes its ok to have a DQ blizzard as your dinner

24. One day your kids might say they hate you, you ruined their life, and your a horrible mom...over a plastic purse, or forced bathing, but they don't really mean it--they're just superficial, crazy, hormonal teenagers.

25. When your kids start sitting 3 ft from the tv....it's time to go to the eye doctor!

There are so many more things my mom has taught me but some of those probably aren't meant for public domain :) so we'll just leave it at #25.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day whether it was your first or your 49th!

♥ e

EDIT: I remembered a few more that I wanted to include....

26. It is NOT o.k. to abbreviate words while speaking them aloud--"Just pop it in the micro" -- the micro what? its a Mi-cro-WAVE!

27. No one, i repeat no one looks classy chewing gum.