I think the thing I remember getting fussed at the most for as a kid was CONSTANTLY misplacing my shoes. It'd be time for school, time to go the grocery store or I'd want to go play with friends; but I wouldn't be able to find my shoes. I never could put them away or at least leave them in one designated spot. Nope, they were always in a different place. My mother (and my Nanna) constantly lectured me about, "If you'd put them where they belong, you wouldn't have to look for them all the time."
Wanna take a guess what all three of our children do that constantly drives me nuts? They leave their shoes all over the place, never put them where they belong and can't seem to find them when it's time to go. And it's just a universal rule that they don't realize that they don't know where their shoes are until it's the exact moment that we need to be walking out the door. *sigh again* Very recently, I caught myself saying to them, "If you'd put them where they belong, you wouldn't have to look for them all the time!"
*GASP* It sounded like my voice, I even remember saying it, but that was definitely my mother speaking. Then I got this mental picture of her sitting on the couch with this smug little grin on her facing, trying to hold back the laughter. She always said we'd all have children just like us. She was right! The moment of realizing that she was right totally blows my mind. Why should I be surprised though? Momma was always right. So to my sweet, darling, loveable children of mine - just remember that. Momma is ALWAYS right. Always has been and always will be. All because my momma was always right. Always has been and always will be.
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