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29. God helps those who help them selves.

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Mon Sep 23, 2024, 03:48 PM

Sep 23

Meaning, no matter how hard you pray you have to study to pass the spelling test

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Stuff Mom said that turned out to be useful. [View all] quaint Sep 23 OP

"Opinions are fine but Knowledge is great" - yeah Mom, you're right. NoMoreRepugs Sep 23 #1

Of course she was right! ☺ quaint Sep 23 #3

Opinions are like noses, everyone has one. Srkdqltr Sep 23 #36

Here are 2 from my mom PJMcK Sep 23 #2

Good advice, especially the second one. quaint Sep 23 #4

Advice from my Dad which has stuck with me for 60 years BOSSHOG Sep 23 #5

My dad said the same about tools and following the advice sure makes tools last longer. quaint Sep 23 #14

Excellent advice and as an added bonus BOSSHOG Sep 24 #58

Can you explain the first one? What is it that will never be seen? Croney Sep 23 #6

Depended on the problem such as a safety pin holding a hem that just tore, or quaint Sep 23 #8

Thank you! Croney Sep 23 #24

My mom used to always say "use your head", great advice Walleye Sep 23 #7

The best advice. quaint Sep 23 #9

Mine was claudette Sep 23 #10

Clean, unholey undies are a preventative measure. quaint Sep 23 #12

👍 claudette Sep 23 #25

Mine said SomedayKindaLove Sep 23 #11

I hope you have gold coins with which to follow her advice. quaint Sep 23 #13

Wanna shake hands?? dameatball Sep 23 #26

Momma never raised any fools that lived. coprolite Sep 23 #15

😊 quaint Sep 23 #17

I love that...don't leave a room empty handed! Hope22 Sep 23 #16

It works, too! quaint Sep 23 #18

Exactly. Hope22 Sep 23 #20

If somebody calls crud Sep 23 #19

Good humor! quaint Sep 23 #22

Spend your time around people who like you Lulu KC Sep 23 #21

Her advice seems to have grown a well-balanced adult! quaint Sep 23 #23

You can never bake too many Christmas cookies Raven123 Sep 23 #27

Truly words to be passed down, and can apply to all holiday baking. quaint Sep 23 #30

"It's not what you spend on your kids, it's what you do with them." She was right. dameatball Sep 23 #28

Soooo true. Single parenting is tough but gives lifetime rewards. quaint Sep 23 #32

God helps those who help them selves. Srkdqltr Sep 23 #29

Dammit, she was right. quaint Sep 23 #33

You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? Phentex Sep 23 #31

"Fell out of a coconut tree" was new to me. quaint Sep 23 #34

Mom enid602 Sep 23 #35

The Barbie and Ken aphorism sounds original. quaint Sep 23 #37

Barbie/Ken enid602 Sep 23 #38

Hah! quaint Sep 23 #39

"Count to ten before deciding if something is worth getting angry about." Aristus Sep 23 #40

Complete agreement. quaint Sep 23 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author quaint Sep 23 #41

DON'T BE A PAIN IN THE ASS Skittles Sep 23 #43

Definitely! Goes along with mind your own business. quaint Sep 24 #46

Reading all of your posts, I'm jealous, and sad. Dem2theMax Sep 24 #44

Major bummer. Hopefully, you have found joy away from her fears. quaint Sep 24 #47

To be honest, I'm still looking. Dem2theMax Sep 24 #49

I'm mid-seventies and still working on myself. quaint Sep 24 #50

Then I'm in good company! Dem2theMax Sep 24 #57

This is a tough one for me because most of what my mother told me turned out to be wrong or contrived. OldBaldy1701E Sep 24 #45

Most of us moms do our best, some of us don't realize when we fall short. quaint Sep 24 #48

"Don't rise to the bait" cspanlovr Sep 24 #51

Excellent advice but really, really difficult for me to follow. quaint Sep 24 #52

No. cachukis Sep 24 #53

Universal, I think, plus if I asked a third time, I earned serious "Don't sass me" warning. quaint Sep 24 #55

Not from my mom, but from an uncle... LuckyCharms Sep 24 #54

More excellent advice from our beloved LuckyCharms! quaint Sep 24 #56

If you don't vote, you can't bitch. Iggo Sep 24 #59

Agree! quaint Sep 25 #60