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"Opinions are fine but Knowledge is great" - yeah Mom, you're right. NoMoreRepugs Sep 23 #1
Of course she was right! ☺ quaint Sep 23 #3
Opinions are like noses, everyone has one. Srkdqltr Sep 23 #36
Here are 2 from my mom PJMcK Sep 23 #2
Good advice, especially the second one. quaint Sep 23 #4
Advice from my Dad which has stuck with me for 60 years BOSSHOG Sep 23 #5
My dad said the same about tools and following the advice sure makes tools last longer. quaint Sep 23 #14
Excellent advice and as an added bonus BOSSHOG Sep 24 #58
Can you explain the first one? What is it that will never be seen? Croney Sep 23 #6
Depended on the problem such as a safety pin holding a hem that just tore, or quaint Sep 23 #8
Thank you! Croney Sep 23 #24
My mom used to always say "use your head", great advice Walleye Sep 23 #7
The best advice. quaint Sep 23 #9
Mine was claudette Sep 23 #10
Clean, unholey undies are a preventative measure. quaint Sep 23 #12
👍 claudette Sep 23 #25
Mine said SomedayKindaLove Sep 23 #11
I hope you have gold coins with which to follow her advice. quaint Sep 23 #13
Wanna shake hands?? dameatball Sep 23 #26
Momma never raised any fools that lived. coprolite Sep 23 #15
😊 quaint Sep 23 #17
I love that...don't leave a room empty handed! Hope22 Sep 23 #16
It works, too! quaint Sep 23 #18
Exactly. Hope22 Sep 23 #20
If somebody calls crud Sep 23 #19
Good humor! quaint Sep 23 #22
Spend your time around people who like you Lulu KC Sep 23 #21
Her advice seems to have grown a well-balanced adult! quaint Sep 23 #23
You can never bake too many Christmas cookies Raven123 Sep 23 #27
Truly words to be passed down, and can apply to all holiday baking. quaint Sep 23 #30
"It's not what you spend on your kids, it's what you do with them." She was right. dameatball Sep 23 #28
Soooo true. Single parenting is tough but gives lifetime rewards. quaint Sep 23 #32
God helps those who help them selves. Srkdqltr Sep 23 #29
Dammit, she was right. quaint Sep 23 #33
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? Phentex Sep 23 #31
"Fell out of a coconut tree" was new to me. quaint Sep 23 #34
Mom enid602 Sep 23 #35
The Barbie and Ken aphorism sounds original. quaint Sep 23 #37
Barbie/Ken enid602 Sep 23 #38
Hah! quaint Sep 23 #39
"Count to ten before deciding if something is worth getting angry about." Aristus Sep 23 #40
Complete agreement. quaint Sep 23 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author quaint Sep 23 #41
DON'T BE A PAIN IN THE ASS Skittles Sep 23 #43
Definitely! Goes along with mind your own business. quaint Sep 24 #46
Reading all of your posts, I'm jealous, and sad. Dem2theMax Sep 24 #44
Major bummer. Hopefully, you have found joy away from her fears. quaint Sep 24 #47
To be honest, I'm still looking. Dem2theMax Sep 24 #49
I'm mid-seventies and still working on myself. quaint Sep 24 #50
Then I'm in good company! Dem2theMax Sep 24 #57
This is a tough one for me because most of what my mother told me turned out to be wrong or contrived. OldBaldy1701E Sep 24 #45
Most of us moms do our best, some of us don't realize when we fall short. quaint Sep 24 #48
"Don't rise to the bait" cspanlovr Sep 24 #51
Excellent advice but really, really difficult for me to follow. quaint Sep 24 #52
No. cachukis Sep 24 #53
Universal, I think, plus if I asked a third time, I earned serious "Don't sass me" warning. quaint Sep 24 #55
Not from my mom, but from an uncle... LuckyCharms Sep 24 #54
More excellent advice from our beloved LuckyCharms! quaint Sep 24 #56
If you don't vote, you can't bitch. Iggo Sep 24 #59
Agree! quaint Sep 25 #60
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