If you could make a list of the most important things your mother taught you, what would be at the top of the list?

My mother's saying was, "Put cold water on it!"  If you scraped your knee, bruised your elbow, hit your head it didn't matter.

  My mom is a total worry wart.  She is also very skeptical as in....if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. I am very wary of sales gimmicks etc. due to my mom's influence.  My husband, on the other hand, is fair game for every "as seen on TV" product ever made.  Yes...I have a flip and fold in my laundry room...and various other gadgets and devices.  But back to mothers..... I often find my mother's words coming out of my mouth....or I find myself mirroring one of her gestures or facial expressions.  I tell my girls one day the same thing will happen to them.  Of course, they think I am totally crazy...but one day...to their utter dismay they will hear my words coming out of their mouths.

    Cindi.....

Mercy Not Sacrifice

Your Mother was wise!

of the many things my mother wasn't, there was one great thing she taught me " Be Real" there was nothing phony about her. What you saw was what you got. She had a quick, genuine, smile, and a compassionate heart. She was a nurse and her patients loved her because she was genuine.