My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
"if you are going to kill each other,do it outside-i just finished cleaning"
My mother taught me RELIGION.
"you'd better pray that comes out of the carpet"
My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"if you dont straighten up,im going to knock you into the middle of next week"
My mother taught me LOGIC.
"because i said so,thats why!"
My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
"be sure you wear clean underwear in case you are in an accident"
My mother taught me IRONY.
"keep laughing,and i'll give you something to cry about"
My mother taught me about OSMOSIS.
"shut your mouth and eat your supper"
My mother taught me about CONToRTIONISM.
"Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck"
My mother taught me about STAMINA.
"you'll sit there till all that spinach is finished"
My mother taught me about WEATHER.
"it looks as if a tornado swept through your room"
My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS.
"if i yelled because i saw a meteor coming toward you,would you listen then?"
My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
"if i've told you once,i've told you a million times-don't exaggerate"
My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.
"i brought you into this world,and i can take you out"
My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
"stop acting like your father"
My mother taught me about ENVY.
"there are millions of less fortunate children in this world who dont have wonderfull parents like you do"
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Extracted from Teenstuff magazine