I remember tugging on my mother's apron strings and telling her:
Mother Taught Me:- Anticipation = "Just wait until we get home."
- Behavior Modification = "Stop acting like your father!"
- Cleanliness = "Make sure to change your underwear; you never know when you'll have an accident."
- Circle Of Life = "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
- Environment = "C'mon close that door! Were you born in a barn?"
- Envy = "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
- Foresight = "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
- Gardening = "You have enough filth behind those ears to grow potatoes!"
- Genetics = "You're just like your father."
- Grammer = "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all."
- How To Become An Adult = "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
- Hypocrisy = "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
- Irony = "Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about."
- Justice = "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you"
- Logic = "Because I said so, that's why."
- Medical = "Don't make that face or it'll solidify in that position."
- Medical Science = "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
- Osmosis = "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
- Peer Pressure = "What if everyone jumped into a well? Would you do it, too?"
- Receiving = "You are going to get it when you get home!"
- Safety = "Be careful or else you'll put your eye out."
- Sanitary = "Don't put that thing in your mouth; you don't know where it's been!"
- Stamina = "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
- Time Travel = "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
- To Value A Job Well Done = "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
- Weather = "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
- Wisdom = "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
 
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