Monday Memories

Studying for the last exam and the eyes are developing conjunctivitis from all that reading.  The man say that he will only know if we know by testing us on everything!  Chupid, eh?  Three (3) questions, answer three (3).  What will you do?  Well this is what I am doing?  Taking a break reading my Facebook page (yes, I did say the eyes are sore) and laughing at what my friend Kathryn Stollmeyer Wight put up.  I am  reproducing it here and am sure you will have a good laugh too.  It is all in Trini parlance, so if yuh eh understand, find a Trini since we all over de world.  For non-Trinis, I shall repeat.  The piece is in our Trinidad and Tobago parlance, so if you do not understand, find a national of Trinidad and Tobago since we can be found all over the world!  Enjoy, as I go put some cucumber on these eyes! :)))


"I Owe My Mother" an old Trini one, but still an old good Trini one.
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1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE . 
"If you going an' kill each other, do it outside. I jes' finished de cleaning." 

2. My mother taught me RELIGION. 
"You better pray to the Lord Fadda dat come out of de carpet." 

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. 
"If you don't straighten up, I'm goin' an' knock you into the middle of next week!" 

4. My mother taught me LOGIC.
"Because I said so, dats why." 

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC . 
"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you eh going to tong with me." 

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT. 
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you get bounce dong." 

7. My mother taught me IRONY. 
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about." 

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS . 
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper." 

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTION-ISM. 
"Jes' look at dat dirt on the back of yuh neck!" 

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA .. 
"You'll sit there until all that carailli is gone." 

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER. 
"This room of yours looking like a hurricane hit it." 

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. 
"If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!" 

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. 
"I brought you into this world, take care I doh take you out." 

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION . 
"Stop behavin' like your father!" 

15. My mother taught me about ENVY. 
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do." 

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. 
"Just wait until yuh daddy get home." 

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING . 
"You are going to get it when you get home!" 

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. 
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way." 

19. My mother taught me ESP. 
"Put your capon; don't you think I know when yuh head cole?" 

20. My mother taught me HUMOUR. 
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, doh come running to me." 

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT . 
"If you don't eat your carilli, you never going an' grow up." 

22. My mother taught me GENETICS. 
"You're just like your father." 

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS. 
"Fruit doh fall far from the tree nah. You behaving jes' like yuh grandaddy." 

24. My mother taught me WISDOM. 
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand." 

And my favourite:

25. My mother taught me about JUSTICE. 
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you !" 

Only you folks my age understand these profound statements! 
But, there is one missing from this list~~My personal all time favourite: 

My mother taught me about CHOICE. 
"Do you want me to STOP dis car?"



Add what your mother taught you to the list!  Would love to get some further wisdom.   LOL!

Until