in the style of e.e. cummings,
christina wrote a blog post a few days back about lessons she learned from dad. mom is in the midst of moving grandmartha to a new facility and so i thought i'd honor her love and dedication today by recording a few lessons i learned from mom over the years.
1. if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. (sometimes a little more forcefully put, as in if you can't say something nice, keep your mouth shut.)
2. it is better to have something and not need it than to need something and not have it. (aka be prepared)
3. if you don't like what's for dinner, then cook something else yourself.
4. put a sweater on (because i'm cold)
5. stand up straight. don't slouch. (very yogic)
6. afterschool snacks are well worth coming home for.
7. gardening gives great pleasure.
8. all people have something interesting to say.
9. if you are lost, ask for directions.
10. do what needs to be done without being asked to do it.
love, anzy
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Also from Mommy-ji-
11. A dog in the lap is worth two greyounds on the floor.
12. Everyone should have two children so that they can learn the humility that comes when the second child behaves nothing like the first.
13. You do not truly know your capacity for loving until you have children. (And while I do not have children it is nice to know I am so loved.)
Andrea Frosolono:
Mothers say lots of things so it is interesting to learn what you heard.
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