How about something your Mother always told you when you were young?

Question

What words of wisdom came from your Mother or that if you are a Mom you are passing down to your kids?

Answer 1

use a condom every time..

she said "dont judge, lest you be judged."

another one that came from my dad was, "never look down on anyone, unless you're looking down, to give them a hand up."

Answer 2

Don't give up; tie a knot in the rope and hang on for dear life.
Success comes in cans NOT cant's.

They're like two peas in a pod.

I'll do it by hook or crook!

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Busy as a bee.



A smile is a frown turned upside down.

When children are young they trample your feet
but when they get older, they trample your heart.

Hungry as a bear

Two wrongs don't make a right.

There is no one who needs a smile so much as the one who has none left to give.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Spring cleaning should begin with the head and end in the heart.

Laugh and the world laughs with you -- cry and you cry alone.

A man there was, though some did count him mad, the more he gave away, the more he had.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.


It's no use to grumble and complain. It's just as easy to rejoice when God sorts out the weather and sends rain. Rain's my choice.


Do what you can with what you have where you are.



A burden shared is a lighter load.

No man is an island.

Never give up. Never, never, never, never!

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Light as a feather

Whenever I have a dread, I think of Jesus and I'm glad.

And each must make ere life is flown, a stumbling block or a stepping stone.

Just grin and bear it.

Mister, could you spare a dime?

Keep a stiff upper lip!



I can read between the lines.



Drop it! Let it go! Let it leave your body!

Don't be a 'know it all' (brag.)

Don't have sticky fingers (steal.)

Every mother's crow is the blackest (best.)

Now let's get to the point.



Turn about is fair play .

Answer 3

When i was younger my mom and I fought like cats and dogs. But the one thing that she taught me during our fights was not to go away angry. Some fights kept us up until 3 or 4 the next morning. We would never go to bed fighting; because if God forbid something should happen we wouldn't leave our last words as hurtful. I have carried that on with my husband and son. Also no matter if you are just heading to the store or away for a few days we always say i love you before heading out.

Answer 4

There were words of wisdom that were passed down from generation to generation-

When I was growing up my mother would always say, "Sit down and shut up or else I will beat your @$$!!!"

She would also say, "BOY! If you don't pick up these clothes in your room I am gonna knock you from here to kingdom come!"

And one other thing she would say is, "You better watch what you say unless you want another fat lip!"

And those are the same words of wisdom that I have cherrished and passed down.

Answer 5

My mother never gave any advice or wisdom as she was/is a cruel person. I do remember her telling me that she hoped I'd have 15 kids just like me so I would know what I put her through.

Well, I had four and every one of them is loved and they know it. They have my values and morals and are wonderful human beings.

My advice to them? Don't let the bastards wear you down.

Answer 6

In all situations keep ya pants on, no matter what! I didn't listen of course, got to be a mum at 18yrs. Do I regret it, not the child no, but the age yes, cause it was bloody hard. Boy got what he wanted and bolted. And yes I'm now saying to my own other kids coming into same age group. Cheers to all you young girls that also won't listen to good advice when it's spoken to you, from people who care about your future, and you stuffing it up for sex. Sex ain't love. Better to wait is my advice. All the best!

Answer 7

The greatest words my mother could ever have said to me were son when you grow up and have a family always respect your wife/g/f and never ever hit her no matter how angry you get.I have lived my life with that bit of knowledge and at 41 years old I am happy to say that I have never hit a woman no matter how bad the situation as my own moto is that women are for loving not punching.

Answer 8

Asking a question like that, is very much like asking to summarize for you my 4 years of University studies in just one minute.
The mother - any mother - is a University and an independent world by herself ; every breath she takes,every whisper,every word she says is a treasure by itself.
The least we can do to our mothers,therefore,is to honor this treasure they have passed to us,and cherish it for our younger ones.

Answer 9

The Ice Queen (mother) didn't pass any saying down to me; my best saying that I passed onto my kids is " If you don't know why your doing something.....DON'T DO IT"

Answer 10

Passed down from my mother to me "No man was ever murdered by his wife whilst washing the dishes"

Answer 11

My mother always told us that no matter what we did...she would always find out......its so true...she did....and god only knows how, but she ALWAYS found out things...it may have taken awhile...but she did.

And when I became a mother...I told my kids the same thing as well as telling them that their grandma always told us that too.......and that she always found things out......They didn't believe it until they got caught...then they would ask....who told you?...how did you find out?.....I never gave it away.

Another thing was to ALWAYS respect your elders !!!!!! I've never failed to do that and I've learned so much from them.


message to Yvonne p:...thats a terrible thing to teach your children...it makes them feel as if they aren't important or that they matter......my ex-mother in law used to tell me the same thing........she learned real quick..that it doesnt matter what my children had to say...it was ALWAYS important to me...and they knew that.....they ended up hating her for treating them like they weren't worth the time to listen to.