In honor of Mother鈥檚 Day, 九色视频 staffers and readers are sharing the mom-isms, the wise words, and the oft-repeated sayings our moms used to impart wisdom when we were kids. Thanks for shaping our minds, setting us straight, and helping us navigate the world, Mom. Happy Mother鈥檚 Day!
Carol鈥檚 mom: 鈥淭he world rewards the bold.鈥�
Jessica鈥檚 mom: 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 hate people, you can only greatly dislike them.鈥�
Chris鈥� mom: “It’s just money.”
Kate鈥檚 mom: “Never trust a man who doesn’t wear a watch, because he has nowhere he has to be.”
Mindy鈥檚 mom: 鈥淭he only person who can make you feel guilty is you.鈥�
Connie鈥檚 mom: 鈥淭reat 鈥榚m mean and keep 鈥榚m keen.鈥�
Tajalli鈥檚 mom: 鈥淭reat others the way you want to be treated — especially your sisters!鈥�
Vicki鈥檚 mom: 鈥淭here鈥檚 nothing wrong with being different.鈥�
Colleen鈥檚 mom: “If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything.”
Kim鈥檚 mom: 鈥淭ravel the world, live in other countries, and explore before you settle down.鈥�
Swami鈥檚 mom: “Stop taunting the bullies.”
Kim鈥檚 mom: 鈥淕et a good education and keep your skills up to date. Never rely on anyone else to support you.鈥�
Danielle鈥檚 mom: 鈥淭he world is your oyster.鈥�
Kelli鈥檚 mom: 鈥淵ou are young; you have all the time in the world, just do it.鈥�
Leslie鈥檚 mom: 鈥淕et off the white carpet!鈥�
Jim鈥檚 mom: “Don’t waste your time worrying. I’ve wasted too much of mine worrying.”
Leanna鈥檚 mom: “Of course you can. After all, if your mother could learn to fly a plane, you can learn to…”
Nzinga’s mom: 鈥淒on鈥檛 take any wooden nickels.鈥�
Alexandra’s mom: 鈥淣ever forget where you came from.鈥�
Max’s mom: 鈥淚t is a simple task to make things complex but a complex task to make them simple.鈥�
Jodi’s mom: 鈥淓at the crusts first.鈥�
Karissa’s mom: 鈥淎ll you have is your word. Always keep it.鈥�
Pilar’s mom: “Just focus on yourself, don’t worry about everyone else.”
Gretchen’s mom: “You can always tell about someone by their shoes.” But then, also, “Anyone who treats you badly because of what you wear or look like isn’t worth worrying about.”
Liana’s mom: “Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t.”
Vidya’s mom: “Everything has a way of working out.”
Jenn’s mom: “I wish I had a magic wand to wave and make everything better.”
Adele’s mom: “Nothing good ever happens after midnight.”
Virgil’s mom: “If you have it flaunt it, if you don’t have it, flaunt it anyway.”
Mary’s mom: “This too shall pass.”
Edorah’s mom: “Befriend the unusual people. They will make your life interesting.”
Anna’s mom: “For asking you don’t get a potch in the punim.” (It’s Yiddish for slap in the face). In other words, don’t be afraid to ask or question. It’s how we learn!
Roberta’s mom: “Get your education so you can be independent. You should be strong enough to take care of yourself and not rely on someone else.”
Erin’s mom: “Learn Spanish!”
Catherine’s mom: “You can do anything you put your mind to.”
Heather’s mom: “Start as you mean to go on.”
Katrina’s mom: “That’s a funny once.” (For silly jokes or annoying gags.)
Megan’s mom: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again.”
Ji’s mom: “I didn’t know you were pretty smart.”
Pascale’s mom: “Cuando una puerta se cierra, se abren cien.” (Translates from Spanish to: when one door closes, one hundred open.)
Kanitha’s mom: “Kill them with kindness!”
Lindsay’s mom: “The truth will set you free.”
Any of these sound familiar? What did your mom say that you鈥檒l never forget?
