WHAT MOTHERS SAY
Have you ever heard your mother say any of these things?
Don't run with that thing -- if you trip, you'll put your
eye out. If
you keep making that face, it'll stick. Don't run in the house.
You're
gonna wear THAT? We're almost there. Don't chew with your mouth
open.
Don't talk with your mouth full. No, you can't have that -- it'll
spoil
your dinner. I don't care what his mother says, you're not going.
Don't
put that in your mouth -- you don't know where it's been. Because
those
vegetables are good for you...and the children in China are starving.
Just
because everyone else is doing it doesn't mean you have to. If
everyone else
jumped off the Golden Gate bridge, would you? Don't ask me, ask
your
father. Close the door -- were you raised in a barn? Get your
elbows off
the table. Who said life was supposed to be fair? Always say
please and
thank you. Don't give me any of your lip, young lady. As long
as you live
under my roof, you'll live by my rules. I'll tell you why --
because I said
so, that's why. Sit up straight! You wanna cry, I'll give you
a reason to
cry! If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times.
You want
something to do? I'll give you something to do. This is your
last warning.
I'm not just talking to hear my own voice! What part of NO don't
you
understand? Shut up and answer me! I don't care what other people
are
doing -- I'm not everybody else's mother! You're not leaving
my house
dressed like that! What will other parents think? Don't use that
tone with
me! If I catch you doing that one more time, I'll... Act your
age. Wipe
your feet! Don't make me stop the car! Don't roll those eyes
at me! What
did I just get finished telling you?
Motherhood -- it's not just a job, it's an adventure!
May all mothers
(and especially godly ones) be honored not only this weekend,
but throughout
the year. What a blessing you are!
"Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband
also, and he
praises her." (Prov. 31:28)