Mothers are a wealth of information. As a woman, I’m not sure I’d be a fully-functioning adult without my mom’s guidance.
Mom schooled me on how to sneak overflowing shopping bags past my dad. She showed me how to make a charcuterie board and a perfect pan of brownies. I learned how to put on makeup, to look under the car before getting too close late at night, and to never show up empty-handed.
She made sure I understood that it’s important to stand up for yourself. Hell, she even taught me to put in a tampon (I’m still scarred for life from that one, btw).
My mom taught me a lot, but she left a few key things out. She never really told me what it’s like getting older.
You know when something smells like rotten eggs and you shove it in someone’s face saying, “This is disgusting!” It’s just mean! Which is why I can’t blame her for sparing me the stinky part of getting older.
Me? I’m not quite so gentle. I’m sharing these little-known tidbits about lessons to you under-30 ladies. Consider it a public service… just in case your mom tried to spare you the nose-crinkling reality, too.
