Momma always said….
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"What your doing is normal, but real life isn't always like fantasy" - MomDetroit to 13 year old DetroitGator
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I’ve said this before but my mom harped on many things, usually in somewhat unorthodox fashion. A few specials:
“Only mentally retarded people watch professional wrestling. It’s made for them.”
“A third scoop of ice cream will make you fat.”
“Herschel Walker is the worst person that ever walked this earth.”
“Only mentally retarded people watch professional wrestling. It’s made for them.”
“A third scoop of ice cream will make you fat.”
“Herschel Walker is the worst person that ever walked this earth.”
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And then you corrected your momma and said “it’s YOU’RE”
And momma said “Fetch a switch…”
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Mom: Think about what you're doing when you're doing it!
Grandmother: "Son, now mind your manners" as I was going the door. Guess that one didn't catch on too well!
Grandmother: "Son, now mind your manners" as I was going the door. Guess that one didn't catch on too well!
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I wish I could add to this topic, but I believe I have blocked all my childhood conversations with my Mom as a coping mechanism to live with her now. 
Or maybe I'm blocking how much I sound like her when I talk to my own child.
We'll never know.
Or maybe I'm blocking how much I sound like her when I talk to my own child.
We'll never know.
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I got arrested once when I was 16, and even though it wasn’t an egregious offense, the prosecutor or DA wanted to throw the book at me and give me some ridiculous set of punishments. I’ll never forget on the drive home, I’m just sitting there completely dejected. And I remember saying to my mom that it didn’t seem fair. She momentarily broke character and said she agreed with me, that this punishment did not seem to fit the crime and even stated that it was an imperfect system that would inevitably have flaws. “However”, she then said, “this is why you don’t put your life in their hands.”
I still don’t watch wrestling or eat more than 2 scoops of ice cream. But more than anything else, those words have stuck with me to this day. Never forgot them.
I still don’t watch wrestling or eat more than 2 scoops of ice cream. But more than anything else, those words have stuck with me to this day. Never forgot them.
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"Pay yourself first". (Always put something in savings".)
But my favorite was always "Sticks and stones....". Obviously, something liberals have never heard. Words are not weapons you sniveling snowflake.
But my favorite was always "Sticks and stones....". Obviously, something liberals have never heard. Words are not weapons you sniveling snowflake.
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I can seriously relate to this. Maybe it’s a mother/daughter relationship.I wish I could add to this topic, but I believe I have blocked all my childhood conversations with my Mom as a coping mechanism to live with her now.
Or maybe I'm blocking how much I sound like her when I talk to my own child.
We'll never know.
I started this thread, and yet I have nothing to really add. Isn’t it ironic?
My mother was a very fearful person and I try hard not to do that to our kids, but how do you teach them to have a healthy fear without being afraid of the world? I have a lot more respect for my mom and what she was trying to teach us now that she has passed. She did have a lot of wisdom but I just didn’t listen back then. I do credit my frugal nature and ability to save money to her.
Take time to listen to her while you still can.
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