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242. What 3 lessons (good or bad) did you learn from your own mother (or person you see as being your maternal figure).
Well, for heaven's sake. Who wants to be like their mother? I am sure that my daughter doesn't want to be like me just like I don't want to be like my mother, who at my age didn't want to be like her mother and so on and so on.
What did I learn? Good or Bad? Hmm? Well, I learned a few good things and bad things from my mother. I learned how to make gravy and before you ask, that is an important thing to know how to do because gravy from a jar or package well, that just sucks.
As far as bad lessons learned, I have to say that one of the biggest things that I remember don't remember growing up is our parents telling us that they loved us every night before we went to bed or when we left. It's not that they didn't love us because I know they did, they just never said it. I knew that when I grew up and had kids that I was going to make sure that I told them all the time that I love them. And both myself and my Hubby constantly tell our daughter that we love her and we always have and we always will. I don't feel that we do it out of habit, we both feel that is something that is very important.
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Always keeping up on the laundry is a really great lesson; one that I wish had been ingrained in me the way it was in you. The best example I can give of the way I approach laundry is telling you that I am currently washing my third of five loads I had to do today. Whoops?
ReplyDeleteI learned to keep up with the laundry: I wash it but folding it and putting it away is a completely different story. I also learned to stay true to myself.
ReplyDeleteThe one lesson I learned from my Mom that has stuck like glue is to always say Thank You for a gift (whether you like it or not!). Just accept it graciously, say Thank You, and then try to use it or re gift it!
ReplyDeleteI can do laundry all day long but when it comes to folding it, I absolutely hate it. LoL
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I learned was to save, save, save money as much as I can, and never to spend more than what I earn. :)
ReplyDeleteThe smell and presentation of our clothes tells a lot about you personality. Fresh laundered and un-wrinkly speaks about the responsible nature and cleanness of a person. While stinky and wrinkly clothing can resemble a scattered unorganized person.
ReplyDeleteHah... still giggling over gravy, but that's because I totally GET it. That gravy skill has come in handy many, many times in my life. She also taught me to trust that everything happens for a reason.
ReplyDeleteI always tell my kids I love them too. I don't remember my parents saying it to us either. But it's something I've always done, ever since they were little, and often they say it back to me and I love it when they do.
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