On Facebook and Twitter yesterday I noted that if I had a dollar for every time my mother told me to “stop making crazy faces” I’d have at least a hundred bucks.
My cousin Carrie, who is like my second or third cousin on my dad’s side, commented that my mother told her to “stand up straight.” If I had a dollar for every time I heard that one, I’d have enough money to buy several IPads, a Nook, and a Kindle for good measure. (She never did make me balance books on my head, though)
I think it’s pretty funny that my mother would have told a cousin who was not even technically related to her, to stand up straight. Wow. I thought it was just me. But apparently it was of such value that she spread that little bit of unsolicited advice around.
That said, while Carrie isn’t as tall as my mother was and I am, she’s on the taller side, and posture really does matter. My mother was right. Even if I am currently sitting curved over on the couch in a position that would displease my Southern mother greatly.
(via sparklesandpretending)
