Principles of Motherhood

I did not make the following "principles" of motherhood, but I thought it is worth putting here for all mothers (and grandmothers) to read since I find these lines both amusing and very true!

     Motherhood: If it was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.

     To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.

     The right temperature in a home is maintained by warm hearts.

     Raising a teenager is like nailing Jell-O- to a tree..

     Life's golden age is when the kids are too old to need babysitters and too young to borrow the family car

     Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.

     Grandmothers are similar to a piece of string -- handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of grandchildren.

     God gave you two ears and one mouth---so you should listen twice as much as you talk.

     There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or forbid your children to do it.

     Cleaning your house while your kids are at home is like trying to shovel the driveway during a snowstorm.

     Kids really brighten a household; they never turn off any lights.

     A child outgrows your lap, but never outgrows your heart.

Happy Mothers Day to all mothers, and would-be mothers!