tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post7108614867948958488..comments2023-11-14T03:13:43.700-08:00Comments on Worditude: WHAT MAMA KNEWindybevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-10780118686561167342017-06-18T16:48:42.945-07:002017-06-18T16:48:42.945-07:00Homey to both ears and hearts. :)Homey to both ears and hearts. :)Colin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327191075382354759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-32058835699782207402017-06-17T04:10:05.480-07:002017-06-17T04:10:05.480-07:00And it’s only now I’ve come to know
That Mama was ...And it’s only now I’ve come to know<br />That Mama was so wise. <br /><br />Very true Beverly! The realization helps one to continue the tradition with the younger set!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-91138847781924239792017-06-16T21:39:54.765-07:002017-06-16T21:39:54.765-07:00Love it when my daughter says something that echos...Love it when my daughter says something that echos what I've said. Karma!!Sarah Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548593069470592148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-71553705352137507592017-06-16T14:34:36.069-07:002017-06-16T14:34:36.069-07:00Odd that back in the day, such sayings wee made in...Odd that back in the day, such sayings wee made into samplers & knitted homilies. Lovely piece though, reminding out of us of similar feelings & recall.<br />Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-85482999893371742592017-06-16T12:32:42.733-07:002017-06-16T12:32:42.733-07:00I have a dear friend whose husband was a pathologi...I have a dear friend whose husband was a pathological narcissist. He made her life a living hell. Fortunately she outlived him. My sympathy for the scars you no doubt carry. God bless!indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-68951907677947953842017-06-16T09:45:56.922-07:002017-06-16T09:45:56.922-07:00The true test is when you hear yourself saying the...The true test is when you hear yourself saying them...! Enjoyable!Charleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662221501459533188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-24150630401748538912017-06-16T09:36:33.708-07:002017-06-16T09:36:33.708-07:00I've heard everyone of these....LOL! Universa...I've heard everyone of these....LOL! Universal mother wisdom. Unfortunately, my mother is mental....not through age, dementia, but because of pathological narcissism. I had to pull away from her because she was destructive....emotionally sadistic. But still, there were times that she spouted the universal mother wisdom. I love that your mother was a good one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-53215511176205731932017-06-16T02:51:02.006-07:002017-06-16T02:51:02.006-07:00Wise people generally find a saying to back up wha...Wise people generally find a saying to back up what they know very well from experience. Lovely tribute :)Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-34951880850305494462017-06-16T00:13:10.275-07:002017-06-16T00:13:10.275-07:00Ah, that's such a sweetly rendered piece.
-HAAh, that's such a sweetly rendered piece.<br />-HAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-57643682540736217502017-06-15T23:00:15.186-07:002017-06-15T23:00:15.186-07:00It was my grandmother who had all the sayings tuck...It was my grandmother who had all the sayings tucked up her sleeve. I recognise some of them in your poem, Bev, and love the way you've conveyed the wisdom of what we thought were dumb sayings when we were younger - it takes years o appreciate them, but I wouldn't use them myself!<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-84080357401720038232017-06-15T19:43:21.803-07:002017-06-15T19:43:21.803-07:00Sweet!Sweet!ZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-83627989775736095732017-06-15T19:05:46.584-07:002017-06-15T19:05:46.584-07:00My mama said similar things.My mama said similar things.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-50901210350444993652017-06-15T18:53:23.346-07:002017-06-15T18:53:23.346-07:00You've done such a great job putting Mama'...You've done such a great job putting Mama's wisdom together into this poem. Love it.Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-35983768675455468712017-06-15T18:48:39.280-07:002017-06-15T18:48:39.280-07:00How true, faces really do freeze like that! I wrot...How true, faces really do freeze like that! I wrote my mom a poem for mother's day using one of her sayings as a starting off point. She said "I liked that odd little poem, it was quirky, just like you." I thought it would be touching, she found it odd, haha! Mommas tell it like it is.Nosainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807730653175525468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-43822907114950554392017-06-15T16:42:46.799-07:002017-06-15T16:42:46.799-07:00Wise words Bev ~ As I get older, mom's words a...Wise words Bev ~ As I get older, mom's words are definitely good to follow ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-90642581843017909812017-06-15T14:04:49.955-07:002017-06-15T14:04:49.955-07:00When we start repeating those sayings...hope it...When we start repeating those sayings...hope it's wise!lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-7291187963296803062017-06-15T13:58:19.623-07:002017-06-15T13:58:19.623-07:00I bet you say them now!I bet you say them now!sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-84726510567379196872017-06-15T13:54:20.915-07:002017-06-15T13:54:20.915-07:00You remind me of my mom.. she's exactly like t...You remind me of my mom.. she's exactly like this!! Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-66678291921129777952017-06-15T13:46:09.223-07:002017-06-15T13:46:09.223-07:00Love those sayings... and how you can still hear y...Love those sayings... and how you can still hear your mother saying it... brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-21572360436775643842017-06-15T13:32:02.387-07:002017-06-15T13:32:02.387-07:00Clever work - pulling in the way your mother's...Clever work - pulling in the way your mother's words will always ring in your ears, and the way you incorporate them throughout your life. Well done!Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-51636619910670886932017-06-15T13:24:23.654-07:002017-06-15T13:24:23.654-07:00We celebrate and honour them when we pass on their...We celebrate and honour them when we pass on their humour, wisdom and love. XXXXXAlison Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215158863724691355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-62028411667338462462017-06-15T12:42:34.992-07:002017-06-15T12:42:34.992-07:00I miss my Mama something awful. We don't usual...I miss my Mama something awful. We don't usually realize that our mom is our greatest treasure until she's going on or gone.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.com