Mothers Day-- day 2

~A mother's hand brushes hair from your eyes, tears from you cheek, hurt from your heart.
-Lauren Benson

~Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.
- Erica Jong

~Being a full-time mother is one of the highest-salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love.
-Mildred B. Vermont

~Childhood is short; regret nothing of the hard work.
-Doris Lessing

~Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.
-Phyllis Diller

~The phrase "working mother" is redundant.
-Jane Sellman

~There's nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning with them won't aggravate.
-Anonymous

~A mother's arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them.
-Victor Hugo

~Be good at "letting go."
-Marsha Sinetar

~Govern a family as you would cook small fish-- very gently.
-Chinese proverb

TOP 10 THINGS HANDED DOWN FROM MOM TO MOM (I have done every one of these!)

10. The loud finger snap that will stop kids dead in their tracks.
9. The "I'm not angry, I'm disappointed" speech.
8. The fine are of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
7. The ability to separate mixed modeling clay colors.
6. The rule about not mixing the modeling clay colors.
5. The keen sense that a child is probably sitting too close to the TV.
4. The "How do you know you don't like it if you haven't tried it?" line.
3. The appropriate amount of time to spend in the corner.
2. The various comebacks to "But all my friends are doing it."
1. The terrified look that follows the question "Where do babies come from?"
-Dee Ann Stewart