Lessons My Mom and Mum Have Taught Me

1. If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all. (An everyday thing)

2. Don’t make me come back there. (Especially important in a long car drive)

3. I don’t care who started it, I will finish it. (Ditto for the long car drive but also important for everyday life)

4. Wear clean underwear in case you get run over by a bus. (Or… in case I throw you under the bus because now I’m cranky)

5. Don’t chew with food in your mouth (Oh! Sorry, I meant ‘talk with food in your mouth’ and yes, I’ve actually said that)

6. Talk with your mother, not at her. (She’s your safety rope, are you hers?)

7. If she’s not a current part of your life, honour her memory because without her, you would not be here.

8. If she is still a part of your life, call her or give her plenty of hugs. (She seriously deserves them.)

9. Compassion is everything.

10.So is dignity.

I have 2 mothers, one dead and one living – I love them both. (And no, they never met -sadly)