Originally Posted By TomSawyer What do you think is the most valuable thing that you learned or gained from your mother?
Originally Posted By TomSawyer My mom loves words. She loves reading, she loves writing and she loves humor that is based on wordplay. Some of my earliest memories are playing word games with her well before I was in Kindergarten, and I still have a very vivid memory of getting my first library card. We would go to the library every week and I'd alway bring home a stack of books that seemed to be about as tall as I was. She's the one who showed me how powerful words could be in getting a point across or in soothing injury. She also opened up those worlds of Dr. Seuss and Richard Scarry for me long before I was in school and later showed me how to get to places like Narnia and Asteroid B-612. Since she was a librarian, I spent many afternoons at the library while she worked. She showed me how to find information back in the days of the card catalogue. She showed me how to use reference books to find answers. She showed me the power of all those words in all those books, and how they were more powerful than any bomb. My grandfather once wrote in one of his newspaper columns, "If the pen is mighter than the sword, imagine the might of a million free printing presses."
Originally Posted By kmsandrbs Life ;-) Beyond that, probably an open mind. Although I grew up in pretty homogonous areas, my mom raised me to be a very accepting and open person. While I still have had (and continue to have) lots of growth in understanding others, I have at least started from a point of acceptance.
Originally Posted By LuLu I tend to give a lot of credit to my Dad for valuable advice, and little to my Mom. But one thing that always stuck with me, even tho we were far from poor, I often looked on others' possessions with some jealousy and feeling of unfairness. My Mom always said, you have no idea about their lives, they may have terrible problems or be in deep debt from too much spending. Somehow, that gave me a different perspective. And what she said decades ago is even truer today!
Originally Posted By Lisann22 To be fair and giving. Always, not matter what. To always try to look at things from the other persons perspective. Most of all, my mom taught me about generousity. To always have a plate of food, a drink, or what ever is needed to help another person out regardless of their circumstances.
Originally Posted By Labuda Gosh, I'm kind of in the same boat as Lulu. but I'd say my mom taught me to treat everyone equally.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP Hmmm... My mom gave me the kernal of my faith. On my own I've had to grow it myself, but my mom planted the seed. She also gave me a great example of selfless service.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS 1) My mom is always there for anyone, no matter what. She taught me to be just the same way. 2) Have fun no matter what. 3) She is the BEST crafty person in the world. Much of my scrapbook and hobby interests are all because of her. 3) She taught me to make THE BEST chocolate chip cookies ever! She tried to teach me cake decorating, but I bombed on that one big time!
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 I take that back. She raised us to be polite and respectful. That has served me well.
Originally Posted By ilvdland I received my insatiable work ethic - there was no calling in sick in my house, and today I actually went home early due to a migraine, and I apologized for a half an hour before I left.
Originally Posted By pacomama I can't really list all of the things my mother gave me because there are too, too many. One thing that she game me was the ability to believe in magic. Also, she gave me her nose, rather than my dads which will save me tons on plastic surgery some day. My poor sister won't be so lucky.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom My mom taught all of us sisters to treat others the way we would like to be treated, to love God and to make a mean chocolate chip cookie.
Originally Posted By trailsend My Mom is gone from this earth. She lived a life of caring for her precious daughter born with a birth defect, my precious sister, and we lived it to the fullest. No creepy news right after Fran was born was going to keep us from forging ahead with the life God had given. I learned from my Mom to make the most of any situation, and the Good Lord knows we had many situations.
Originally Posted By -em That there is a wrong way to parent- so if I do everything opposite of her I'll be a great mom
