Things My Parents & Grandparents Told Me

Funny how some of the things my parents & grandparents told me as I was growing up still stay with me & of course there is all the other stuff I've never thought about again.

Here are a few of those words of remembrance:

You can't hold the puppies/kittens too much or they'll get sick ~~ Mom

Don't stand on your head like that, your liver will turn over ~~ Mama Cooper

If you lose a tooth & you don't stick your tongue in where it came out, a silver tooth will come back in its place ~~ Granny

Don't swallow your gum it will make your insides stick together ~~ Mom

Don't roll your stomach like that you'll get worms ~~ Granny

Don't sit so close to the TV, it'll ruin your eyes ~~ Everyone

If you are going to do it, do it right ~~ Mama Cooper (she said this to me when we were making her bed)

Always eat a little breakfast.  It will make your day so much better ~~ Mama Ruth

Always smile, it makes people wonder what you are up to ~~ Mama Ruth

Honey, I love anything that is a V-neck, 3 quarter length and multi-colored ~~ Mama Ruth

When you buy something pleated, make sure the pleats turn in, not out ~~ Mama Ruth

When you put on a shoe you can always tell a designer shoe from a cheap shoe ~~ Mama Ruth

"Why are you dragging your feet?" "Because I am lazy?" "No, because you're fat." ~~ Dad

If that frog pees on you, you'll get a wart ~~ Mom, Nannie, Granny

I swannie ~~ Nannie

In the reckly ~~ Nannie (her response to someone asking what time someone would be coming to pick them up)

Woooooo! ~~ Nannie (her response to you calling her name if she wasn't in the same room with you)



Another thing I think about is their names.  I remember when I asked Mama Cooper what her name was & I just couldn't believe what she told me: Lucy.  Her name was Lucy!  Lucy was the name she gave every doll of mine.

I've mentioned before that I was beyond blessed to have so many parental units in my life:

My Parents ~~ Estil Jr. & Marsha
My Parents today ~~ Estil Jr. & Louise, Marsha & Bob

Grandparents ~~
Roy & Dorothy
Estil & Ruth

Great Grandparents ~~
Jack & Helen
Oliver & Lucy
Annaleigh
George & Wilma

Great Great Grandparents ~~
Mildred

So I took a stroll down memory lane on a Friday afternoon while at work...I could be doing so much worse!