“Then, there's the modern mother-in-law. In her mid 40s, she is the compact car of her breed: efficient, trim, attractive and in harmony with her times. She's pretty stiff competition for the plain young matron who's overweight and under-financed. If there is going to be friction in this relationship, it could start from envy and resentment in the younger woman. But Father Time is on her side, even if Mother Nature played her a dirty trick” IfsLawYoungMotherFatherSidesModernCarHarmonyCompetitionEnvyTricksDirtyAttractiveEfficientResentmentIn-lawsMother NatureOverweightFrictionCompactMother In LawFather Time Author:Abigail Van Buren
“My mother taught me this trick: if you repeat something over and over again it loses its meaning, for example homework homework homework homework homework homework homework homework homework, see? Nothing. Our existence she said is the same way. You watch the sunset too often it just becomes 6 pm you make the same mistake over and over you stop calling it a mistake. If you just wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up wake up one day you'll forget why.” IfsWaySaidMotherLosesForgetExistenceMistakeWatchesExampleTaughtCallingOne DayWake UpTricksRepeatsSunsetOver YouRoutineHomeworkSamenessMonotonySame MistakesPms Author:Phil Kay
“As he walks away on his own two feet--the toddler's body-mind has reached its moment of perfection. The world is his and he the mighty conqueror of all he beholds.... As long as mother sticks around in the wings, the mighty acrobat confidently performs his trick of twirling in circles, walking on tiptoe, jumping, climbing, staring, naming. He is joyous, filled with his grandeur and wondrous omnipotence.” WorldMindLongTwoMomentsBodyMotherWalksFeetWalkingPerfectionFilledWingsSticksCirclesTricksStaringClimbingJumpingJoyousGrandeurConquerorWondrousOmnipotenceToddlerTiptoesTwirling Author:Louise J. Kaplan