Marlene's Top 20 Life Lessons: (as well as I can piece them together)
Life's Lesson Number 20 Is About: The Value A Job Well Done
"If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
Life's Lesson Number 19 Is About: Time Travel
"If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to slap you into the middle of next week!"
Life's Lesson Number 18 Is About: Logic
"Because I said so, that’s why."
Life's Lesson Number 17 Is About: Foresight
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident."
Life's Lesson Number 16 Is About: Irony
"Keep crying and I’ll give you something to cry about."
Life's Lesson Number 15 Is About: Dichotomies
"Shut your mouth and eat your spinach."
Life’s Lesson Number 14 Is About: Stamina
"You will sit there young lady until all that spinach is gone."
Life's Lesson Number 13 Is About: The Weather
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
Life's Lesson Number 12 Is About: Hypocrisy
"If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times not to exaggerate!"
Life's Lesson Number 11 Is About: The Circle Of Life
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
Life's Lesson Number 10 Is About: Behavior Modification
"Stop acting like your father!"
Life's Lesson Number 9 Is About: Envy
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do."
Life's Lesson Number 8 Is About: Anticipation
"Just wait until we get home." or "Just wait until your father gets home"
Life's Lesson Number 7 Is About: Receiving
"You are going to get it when you get home!"
Life's Lesson Number 6 Is About: Medical Science
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze
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