Joan, “You have to teach your children right from wrong. If you suspect your kids are stealing anything, set them up. It’s a lesson they will carry with them all of their lives, and they will be scared to do it again.” Tip 6
Joan is the Mom to the two preceding Moms, Sherrylee and Patricia. I’m thrilled to have her tips. She is a respected, matriarch in her family. Her daughter reports, “The girls gave her a hard go in the teenage years.” It’s clear to see today, there is adoration all around.
I thought Joan’s tip #6 was so funny, “Set them up.” It’s smart to stay ahead of your kids in that way. I remember hearing the phrase, “If your Mom asks you a question, she already knows the answer.”
My Mom, she had a certain look. When she knew the answer, she would ask, then her nostrils would have a special kind of flare, and I knew! I knew, yet I still lied! Before too long, I could sense trouble was coming. Her nostrils gave it away every time.
Joan’s tips make me think she too had hyper-keen ‘Spidey senses.’ She had an energetic trio likely requiring her to keep all Mom skills super sharp!
Seems to me like Joan was a Mom who meant business. I can imagine it was an entire production to pull something over on her. Based on her messages, I assume she caught her kids in a few escapades!
Thanks Joan! Thanks for your entry, and for those three great adults I’ve come to know and love!