Comments on: A Mother’s Pearls of Wisdom

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:22:43 +0000

“You don’t want to be an archaeologist. They don’t make any money.” So at 12, I decided to become a veterinarian instead. Now I’m trying to figure out what to be next. I suppose I could go back to archaeologist.

By: Colleen Kabat

Colleen Kabat — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:12:55 +0000

The blog dedicated to my mother is itsnotminetillitsbroken.blogspot.com. Check it out!

By: Colleen Kabat

Colleen Kabat — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:11:03 +0000

Love you site – look at my blog dedicated to my mother! Thanks, Colleen

By: jomoesexual

jomoesexual — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:08:51 +0000

I CAN’T BELIEVE I MISSED THIS POST! I was in orlando on vacation.

My mom used to give my sister all kinds of weird advice on boys.

For a breakup: “Men are like buses. One comes every fifteen minutes you just have to choose which one you want to ride.”

seriously

and Never date a guy who can pick you up over his head. Because if he can do that, he can probably throw you.

other than that, my mom would always find a way to use song lyrics as advice. We were a very musical family.

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:27:21 +0000

My mother always said, “You can’t get shit from a wooden rocking horse.” What she meant was “Don’t expect too much from him.”

By: Amy @ Milk Breath & Margaritas

Amy @ Milk Breath & Margaritas — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:18:15 +0000

Invest in appropriate foundation garmets. You never really know what something looks like until you try it on. Don’t lie or smoke. The F word is NOT ladylike. In marriage, pick your battles.

And my favorite and the one I still hear most often: EAT SOMETHING!

By: Sven

Sven — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:59:48 +0000

“If you have to do something, you might as well do it well.” When I was 12 I got lumbered as the fairy in a school pantomime. I was crushed. My mum made me the best costume and I walked away with an prize for my performance. Screw you, Darren Davis!

The only other one was “don’t get mad, get even”. We’re big on revenge, us Irish.

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:54:39 +0000

I have one that’s the complete opposite of a pearl of wisdom: “You’re cruisin for a bruisin, mister.” It wasn’t until much later in life that I actually thought about how hard my mother would’ve had to smack me to actually bruise me. I guess it worked subconsciously though.

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:29:40 +0000

It seems like multiple times a day mine would say, “Look with your eyes, not with your mouth” in response to my queries regarding the location of various items. At the time and for years afterward I felt it was rude and kind of uncaring, but now I find myself saying it to my husband.

By: Enrico

Enrico — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:40:39 +0000

Michelle M.: Count me in too…. Not that anyone would be surprised by this information. lol.