(See Mom and Dad, I told you I was listening)
"Just wait until your father gets home."
My Father taught me about RECEIVING....
"You are going to get it when we get home!"
My Mother taught me LOGIC...
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
My Father taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE...
"What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you ....... Don't talk back to me!"
My Father taught me to THINK AHEAD...
"If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job."
My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE...
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."
My Father taught me HUMOR...
"When that lawn mower cuts off you toes, don't come running to me."
My Mother taught me ESP...
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you're cold?"
My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT...
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
My Father taught me about my ROOTS...
"Do you think you were raised in a barn?"
My Mother taught me about SEX....
"Your father and I brought you into this world, and we can take you out of it as well!"
My Father taught me about WISDOM OF AGE...
"When you get to be my age, you will understand."
My Mother taught me about GENETICS...
"You're just like your father."
My Father taught me about HORTICULTURE...
"Money just doesn't grow on trees!"
And my all time favorite... JUSTICE...
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you. . .Then you'll see what its like."
